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Perendale sheep

Place of Origin New Zealand
Origin The Perendale is a breed of sheep developed in New Zealand by Massey Agricultural College (now Massey University) for use in steep hill situations. The breed is named after Sir Geoffrey Peren and it achieves its aims by being the offspring of Romney ewes and Cheviot rams with sturdy legs. It is raised primarily for meat.

Since the early 1980s the flock numbers of this sheep has reduced mainly because hill-country farming has lessened, there has been a lower demand for medium-coarse wool, and because modern Romneys are more adaptable to the terrain. Developed from the Cheviot and Romney, the Perendale is a dual-purpose sheep. The Perendale is characteristically a high fertility animal, and has great potential to produce a prime ewe lamb when crossed with the Merino. As a purebred, its hardiness makes it ideally suited to colder, high rainfall areas. The Perendale is easy to care for; the ewes have little trouble lambing and are good mothers.
Purpose Meat, Fiber
Characteristics The mature body weight of a ram is 220 to 260 pounds (100 to 118 kg) and a ewe is 120 to 150 pounds (54 to 68 kg). The average fiber diameter is 29 to 35 microns, with a 125 millimetres (4.9 in) staple length. The USDA wool grade is 44's to 54's.
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