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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. It is strong-boned, agile, long-lived and hardy, and is well adapted to the
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at 3645 head. In 2003 a survey found that there might be close to 40 000 head of unregistered stock, but by 2012 this figure had fallen to 20 000. In 2021 the breed was listed by the
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297:, with meanings including 'proud' and 'bold'; it may be a word for the coarse grazing of its area of origin; or it may derive from 'lanky'.
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for several hundred years; a herd with records going back to 1740 is still in existence. It is particularly associated with the area around
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237:. It belongs to the group of black-faced hill breeds of northern England, and is found in the hills of the central and southern
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environment of its area of origin and to the poor grazing of the fells. It can be kept year-round on upland pasture.
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as "not at risk"; in 2021 it was reported to DAD-IS as "endangered", and was listed on the watchlist of the
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Like other traditional breeds, the Lonk was threatened by the mass slaughter of flocks during the
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rams, producing fast-growing hybrid lambs that may be ready for slaughter in twelve weeks.
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Breed data sheet: Lonk / United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Sheep)
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Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016).
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533:. Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed September 2021.
453:. Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Accessed September 2021.
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Databank for Animal Genetic Resources
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The State of the World's Animal
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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and for its wool. Lambs can reach a killing weight of approximately
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560:. The Lonk Sheep Breeders' Association. Archived 19 January 2021.
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British sheep, the Lonk is reared for its
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Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (editor) (1882).
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373:Ewes kept in lowland conditions may be mated to
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261:The Lonk has been reared on the
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308:was begun in the same year.
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355:on moorland pasture alone.
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211:Lonk Ram, photograph by
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18:British breed of sheep
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951:Balwen Welsh Mountain
253:was started in 1905.
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1016:Derbyshire Gritstone
961:Black Welsh Mountain
956:Beulah Speckled Face
179:horned in both sexes
1409:Irish Greyhound Pig
1196:Whitefaced Woodland
966:Bluefaced Leicester
851:Whitebred Shorthorn
279:Improved Haslingden
71:Improved Haslingden
48:(2007): not at risk
39:Conservation status
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1414:Large White Ulster
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1191:Whiteface Dartmoor
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1203:
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1740:Sheep breeds
1595:Norfolk Grey
1472:Anglo-Nubian
1356:Middle White
1111:Norfolk Horn
1100:
821:Irish Moiled
799:Dual purpose
762:Dairy cattle
596:
571:
565:
538:
500:
494:
477:
401:
372:
357:
346:
337:
317:
310:
299:
278:
260:
226:
224:
216:
194:
84:Distribution
15:
1706:Brecon Buff
1620:Scots Dumpy
1580:Modern Game
1570:Indian Game
1429:Small White
1424:Small Black
1351:Large White
1346:Large Black
1326:British Lop
1275:South Devon
1186:Wensleydale
1121:Oxford Down
1071:Hill Radnor
1046:Exmoor Horn
1036:Dorset Horn
1031:Dorset Down
1001:Clun Forest
905:Blue Albion
872:Tory Island
752:Welsh Black
742:South Devon
727:Lincoln Red
669:Beef cattle
399:, annex to
291:Old English
176:Horn status
168:Face colour
160:Wool colour
68:Other names
1734:Categories
1625:Scots Grey
1394:Cumberland
1156:Shropshire
1136:Rough Fell
1076:Kerry Hill
882:White Park
381:References
306:flock book
275:Haslingden
267:Lancashire
251:flock book
243:Lancashire
196:Ovis aries
91:Lancashire
1663:Orpington
1658:Aylesbury
1610:Orpington
1316:Berkshire
1227:Hebridean
1210:Primitive
1176:Teeswater
1171:Swaledale
1161:Southdown
1091:Llanwenog
1011:Dalesbred
991:Cambridge
860:Primitive
826:Glamorgan
816:Droimeann
737:Shorthorn
692:Blue Grey
640:Livestock
271:Yorkshire
247:Yorkshire
215:from the
96:Yorkshire
1711:Shetland
1678:Shetland
1630:Sebright
1615:Rosecomb
1542:Chickens
1482:Bilberry
1366:Tamworth
1151:Shetland
1126:Portland
1066:Herdwick
1041:Easycare
1006:Cotswold
900:Alderney
846:Shetland
841:Red Poll
836:Pembroke
780:Guernsey
770:Ayrshire
722:Highland
717:Hereford
712:Galloway
601:The Lonk
558:The Lonk
239:Pennines
148:Female:
123:Female:
1565:Ixworth
1560:Dorking
1530:Poultry
1386:Extinct
1257:Extinct
1217:Boreray
1166:Suffolk
1141:Ryeland
1086:Lincoln
996:Cheviot
892:Extinct
257:History
1673:Magpie
1635:Sussex
1575:Legbar
1309:Extant
1131:Romney
1106:Masham
1051:Galway
939:Extant
877:Vaynol
806:Albion
785:Jersey
747:Sussex
702:Dexter
657:Cattle
508:
485:
409:
320:DAD-IS
221:, 1911
141:Male:
135:Height
116:Male:
110:Weight
105:Traits
52:DAD-IS
1698:Geese
1645:Ducks
1507:Pygmy
1502:Irish
1477:Bagot
1457:Goats
1404:Grice
1371:Welsh
1336:Essex
1232:Jacob
1096:Lleyn
928:Sheep
790:Kerry
732:Luing
697:Devon
353:36 kg
295:wlanc
287:wlonk
263:fells
231:breed
189:Sheep
163:white
1298:Pigs
1247:Soay
1101:Lonk
531:Lonk
506:ISBN
483:ISBN
407:ISBN
368:kemp
360:3 kg
349:meat
269:and
245:and
227:Lonk
225:The
58:RBST
22:Lonk
370:.
343:Use
324:FAO
265:of
241:of
233:of
46:FAO
1736::
580:^
550:^
517:^
458:^
443:^
418:^
388:^
300:A
293::
289:,
285::
632:e
625:t
618:v
512:.
489:.
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