White Suffolk

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White Suffolk
Conservation status
  • polled
  • Ovis aries
  • The White Suffolk is a modern Australian

    Suffolk, but without the typical black markings.[3]

    History

    The White Suffolk was

    breed society, the Australian White Suffolk Society, was formed in 1985.[3]

    A total population of approximately 24000 was reported to DAD-IS for 1992,[2] and in 2007 the conservation status of the breed was listed as 'not at risk'.[1]: 5  In 2024 it was listed as 'extinct', with a population of zero reported for 2022.[2]

    References

    1. ^ . Archived 23 June 2020.
    2. ^ a b c Breed data sheet: White Suffolk / Australia (Sheep). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.
    3. ^ a b White Suffolk sheep. Farm Diversification Information Service, Department of Primary Industries, State of Victoria. Archived 6 September 2006.
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