Lonk
| Other names | Improved Haslingden |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Distribution | |
| Traits | |
| Weight | |
| Height | |
| Wool colour | white |
| Face colour | black or mottled |
| Horn status | horned in both sexes |
The Lonk is a British
History
The Lonk has been reared on the
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Like other traditional breeds, the Lonk was threatened by the mass slaughter of flocks during the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak;[11] some genetic material was placed in storage.[10]
In 1999 the total breed population was reported to
Characteristics
The Lonk is of medium size, though larger than most upland breeds. The face and legs are clear of wool; the legs are mottled black-and-white, the face may be mottled or black; the fleece is white. Both sexes are horned.[6] It is strong-boned, agile, long-lived and hardy, and is well adapted to the environment of its area of origin and to the poor grazing of the fells. It can be kept year-round on upland pasture.[4]: 851 [6]
Use
Like most other British sheep, the Lonk is reared for its meat and for its wool. Lambs can reach a killing weight of approximately 36 kg on moorland pasture alone.[4]: 851
Ewe fleeces weigh about 3 kg; the wool is rather less coarse than that of many other moorland breeds, with a
: 851Ewes kept in lowland conditions may be mated to terminal sire rams, producing fast-growing hybrid lambs that may be ready for slaughter in twelve weeks.[8]
References
- ^ ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Breed data sheet: Lonk / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Sheep). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2021.
- ^ a b Watchlist overview. Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed September 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9781780647944.
- ISBN 9780715616550.
- ^ a b c d e Lonk. Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed September 2021.
- ^ List of breeds. York: The Sheep Trust. Accessed September 2021.
- ^ a b The Lonk. The Lonk Sheep Breeders' Association. Archived 19 January 2021.
- ^ Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (editor) (1882). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Based on the Manuscript collections of the Late Joseph Bosworth. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press.
- ^ a b [s.n.] (13 June 2001). Sheep genes could save rare breeds. BBC News. Accessed September 2021.
- ^ The Lonk. Action Heritage Sheep. Archived 10 November 2009.