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Border Leicester sheep
The Border Leicester is a breed of sheep originating in England and raised primarily for meat.〔
〕 Border Leicesters are polled, long-wooled sheep. Though large in size and robust, they are also docile. The breed has been exported to other sheep producing regions such as Australia and the U.S.
==Description==
The live weight of a mature Border Leicester ram will be in the range of and a mature ewe . A yearling ewe is around . Their white wool tends to be very long and by Merino standards, broad crimped (about 32 to 38 microns), and is used for medium to heavy weight garments. This wool, though, is prized by spinners because of the crimp and lustre. The sheep are normally shorn twice a year when the wool has reached a length of around . Lambs when shorn have an average of of wool; yearlings have a larger body and can have as much as at each shearing. The U.S., Australian and New Zealand Border Leicesters very rarely sport the extreme of British flocks. All strains of Border Leicesters are known for their docility. They have large upright ears. They produce good milk and are good mothers.
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