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Breeds of Livestock - Perendale Sheep
Perendale

Developed from the Cheviot and Romney, the Perendale is a dual-purpose sheep producing a 28-32 micron wool with a 125mm staple length. The Perendale is characteristically a high fertility animal, and has great potential to produce a prime lamb dam 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.
The Perendale was accepted as an established breed in Australia in 1975.
Reference:
Brian Oliver, New Zealand
Handbook of Australian Livestock, Australian Meat & Livestock Corporation,1989, 3rd Edition
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Handbook of Australian Livestock, Australian Meat & Livestock Corporation,1989, 3rd Edition
