Latvian Black-headed sheep
The Latvian Black-headed Sheep or dark-headed sheep is a breed of domestic sheep found throughout Latvia.[1] The breed originated between 1927 and 1937 by importing Oxford Down and Shropshire sheep from England and crossing them with indigenous coarse-woolled sheep.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Rudloff, Klaus (June 2011). "Ovis orientalis f. aries "Latvian Black-headed Sheep"". BioLib. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Cjuksa, L. V. (1951). "The Latvian Black-headed breed of sheep". Socialist. Zivotn. 13 (10): 49–53.
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