This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Australia and New Zealand.[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
Name | Notes | Conservation status | Image |
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Arapawa Island[3] | |||
Australian Merino[3][4] | |||
BLM[4] | |||
Bond Corriedale[4] | |||
Booroola Leicester[4] | |||
Booroola Merino[3][4] | |||
Borderdale[3] | |||
Borino[4] | |||
Broomfield Corriedale[3] | |||
Bundoran Comeback[4] | |||
Bungaree Merino[4] | |||
Camden[4] | |||
Camden Park[4] | |||
Campbell Island[3] | |||
Carpetmaster[4] | |||
Chevlin[3] | |||
Comeback[4] | |||
Coolalee[4] | |||
Coopworth[3][4] | |||
Cormo[4] | |||
Corriedale[3][4] | |||
Dormer[4] | |||
Drysdale[3][4] | |||
Elliotdale[4] | |||
Fonthill Merino[4] | |||
Glen Vale[4] | |||
Gromark[4] | |||
Hampshire Down[4] | |||
Hokonui[3] | |||
Hyfer[4] | |||
Mohaka[3] | |||
New Zealand Romney[3] | |||
Peppin Merino[4] | |||
Perendale[3][4] | |||
Pitt Island[3] | |||
Poll Dorset[4] | |||
Poll Merino[3][4] | |||
Polwarth[4] | |||
Romsdown[4] | |||
Siromeat[4] | |||
Skye Farm Romney[3] | |||
South Australian Merino[4] | |||
South Dorset Down[3][4] | |||
South Down[4] | |||
South Hampshire[3] | |||
South Suffolk[3][4] | |||
Tasmanian Merino[4] | |||
Trangie Fertility[4] | |||
Tukidale[3][4] | |||
Waridale[4] | |||
White Suffolk[4] | |||
Wiltipoll[4] | |||
Zenith[4] |