Australian White sheep

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Australian White

Lambs aged 14 weeks
Country of origin	Australia
Standard	National Australian White Sheep Society
Use	meat
Wool colour	white
Sheep Ovis aries

A ram at the Sydney Royal Easter Show

Young flock of ewe lambs

Flock in Mudgegonga, Victoria, Australia

Four-week-old lamb in the southeastern USA

The Australian White is an Australian breed of meat sheep. It derives from selective breeding of White Dorper, Van Rooy, Poll Dorset and Texel sheep, with the aim of creating a large white sheep suited to Australian conditions, and with a self-shedding hair coat.^[1]

History[]

Three breeders – Baringa, Highveld and Tattykeel - collaborated to create the breed.^[1]

In 2011 the Australian White sheep breed was shown at the Sydney Royal Easter Show for the first time.^{[citation needed]}

In 2019 the breed was introduced into the USA.^[2]

In 2021 an Australian White ram was sold for AU$165,000, thought to be a record price for a meat sheep.^[3]

References[]

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