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360:References
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131:110–145 kg
1595:Orpington
1590:Aylesbury
1542:Orpington
1248:Berkshire
1159:Hebridean
1142:Primitive
1108:Teeswater
1103:Swaledale
1093:Southdown
1023:Llanwenog
943:Dalesbred
923:Cambridge
792:Primitive
758:Glamorgan
748:Droimeann
669:Shorthorn
624:Blue Grey
572:Livestock
346:shortwool
340:and ewes
276:Southdown
252:Southdown
138:90–110 kg
1643:Shetland
1610:Shetland
1562:Sebright
1547:Rosecomb
1474:Chickens
1414:Bilberry
1298:Tamworth
1083:Shetland
1058:Portland
998:Herdwick
973:Easycare
938:Cotswold
832:Alderney
778:Shetland
773:Red Poll
768:Pembroke
712:Guernsey
702:Ayrshire
654:Highland
649:Hereford
644:Galloway
280:Cotswold
256:Cotswold
161:Female:
136:Female:
87:Standard
1497:Ixworth
1492:Dorking
1462:Poultry
1318:Extinct
1189:Extinct
1149:Boreray
1098:Suffolk
1073:Ryeland
1018:Lincoln
928:Cheviot
824:Extinct
350:carcase
266:History
1605:Magpie
1567:Sussex
1507:Legbar
1241:Extant
1063:Romney
1038:Masham
983:Galway
871:Extant
809:Vaynol
738:Albion
717:Jersey
679:Sussex
634:Dexter
589:Cattle
487:
444:Oxford
385:
315:DAD-IS
284:Witney
193:polled
154:Male:
148:Height
129:Male:
123:Weight
118:Traits
55:DAD-IS
1630:Geese
1577:Ducks
1439:Pygmy
1434:Irish
1409:Bagot
1389:Goats
1336:Grice
1303:Welsh
1268:Essex
1164:Jacob
1028:Lleyn
860:Sheep
722:Kerry
664:Luing
629:Devon
240:sheep
236:breed
204:Sheep
176:white
163:76 cm
156:86 cm
1230:Pigs
1179:Soay
1033:Lonk
485:ISBN
383:ISBN
311:1000
274:and
260:meat
250:and
230:The
105:meat
61:RBST
321:000
246:of
99:Use
49:FAO
1668::
468:^
451:^
436:^
421:^
394:^
319:20
262:.
564:e
557:t
550:v
491:.
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