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29:
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The
Southdown was traditionally reared for meat and wool. During the day the sheep pastured freely on the downs, and at night they were close-folded in the arable fields of the farmers, where they helped to increase soil fertility.
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310:
them to improve their productive qualities; there are no records of how this breeding was carried out. By the end of the century the breed had become well known, its reputation rivalling that of the
709:
1823:
260:
228:, in about 1800. It has been exported to many countries; it has been of particular importance in New Zealand, where it was used in the breeding of
702:
212:, the smallest of the British breeds. It is a shortwool breed, and the basis of the whole Down group of breeds. It was originally bred by
619:
598:
570:
547:
488:. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2021.
464:
315:
485:
1024:
695:
515:
640:
653:
459:. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
500:
1104:
1029:
1039:
240:
61:
1683:
1419:
1512:
454:
674:
1497:
678:
1570:
1492:
1439:
1059:
1353:
1818:
1648:
1585:
1320:
1194:
664:(Summer 2002): 68–70. Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Archived 23 September 2006.
1399:
1259:
1094:
1034:
889:
380:
229:
205:
34:
1565:
1487:
1274:
1264:
1044:
929:
256:
233:
1409:
1269:
1224:
1159:
950:
945:
830:
820:
775:
307:
275:
1784:
1688:
1633:
1550:
1454:
1300:
1169:
1134:
1079:
1069:
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636:
615:
594:
566:
543:
460:
342:
311:
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1708:
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1054:
904:
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170:
486:
Breed data sheet: Southdown / United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Sheep)
1766:
1663:
1643:
1638:
1575:
1507:
1502:
1477:
1429:
1424:
1305:
1254:
1249:
1099:
924:
914:
858:
853:
848:
800:
795:
790:
765:
687:
1789:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1713:
1628:
1472:
1343:
1279:
1229:
1204:
1184:
1139:
1084:
1049:
909:
760:
755:
412:
349:
338:
327:
209:
251:
1812:
1756:
1731:
1668:
1560:
1394:
1315:
1295:
1244:
1164:
1074:
955:
863:
825:
780:
722:
363:
559:
Valerie Porter, Lawrence
Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016).
1673:
1444:
1434:
1209:
1189:
1129:
899:
868:
840:
810:
359:
560:
537:
1751:
1698:
1658:
1404:
1310:
1199:
1174:
1149:
1124:
1114:
1109:
983:
884:
805:
747:
423:
353:
303:
291:
279:
225:
213:
503:. Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Archived 12 April 2021.
243:
among the UK native breeds; it was formerly listed as "priority" or "at risk".
1703:
1580:
1555:
1464:
1335:
1325:
1214:
970:
419:
330:, with such success that the breed was at times known as the Cambridgeshire.
319:
28:
451:
List of breeds documented in the Global
Databank for Animal Genetic Resources
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1414:
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894:
815:
718:
271:
456:
The State of the World's Animal
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
318:. In the nineteenth century further selective breeding was carried out by
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1144:
1119:
919:
427:
323:
633:
The
Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds
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1608:
1219:
375:
1653:
735:
295:
287:
217:
55:
333:
This sheep was involved with crossbreeding to develop other breeds:
1776:
1482:
1006:
431:
374:
299:
250:
221:
181:
1723:
1535:
1179:
283:
1606:
1533:
1374:
1004:
733:
691:
1376:
49:
610:
G.L Tomes, D.E. Robertson, R.J. Lightfoot (editors) (1979).
562:
518:. The Southdown Sheep Society. Archived 22 September 2010.
232:. In the twenty-first century it is kept principally as a
635:. New Haven, Connecticut; London: Yale University Press.
430:
to graze weeds because they are too short to reach the
449:
1775:
1722:
1619:
1463:
1387:
1334:
1288:
1017:
969:
938:
877:
839:
746:
675:
Napa sheep slaughter solved: Culprits were cougars.
166:
158:
150:
125:
100:
95:
87:
79:
71:
42:
654:The Remoulding and Revival of the Southdown Sheep
703:
8:
278:sheep were kept on the chalk uplands of the
21:
1616:
1603:
1543:
1530:
1384:
1371:
1014:
1001:
743:
730:
710:
696:
688:
593:. Nottigham: Nottingham University Press.
542:. London: Gerald Duckworth & Company.
27:
20:
532:
530:
528:
526:
524:
516:Description & breed characteristics
496:
494:
442:
290:in south-east England. From about 1780
585:
583:
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682:1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
591:International Sheep and Wool Handbook
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509:
481:
479:
477:
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7:
565:(sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI.
1824:Sheep breeds originating in England
395:Fleece weights (greasy) are about
14:
403:for rams. Staple length is some
75:South Down, Baby Doll, Babydoll
1:
631:Janet Vorwald Dohner (2001).
536:Michael Lawson Ryder (1983).
255:Southdown ram, photograph by
652:Paul Wakeham-Dawson (2002).
341:and the Berkshire Nott, the
1105:Devon and Cornwall Longwool
407:, and fibre diameter about
379:Two Southdowns at the 2007
1840:
1025:Badger Face Welsh Mountain
348:via the Hampshire and the
241:Rare Breeds Survival Trust
1684:Old English Pheasant Fowl
1615:
1602:
1546:
1542:
1529:
1420:Gloucestershire Old Spots
1383:
1370:
1013:
1000:
742:
729:
176:
26:
1513:Yorkshire Blue and White
614:. London: Butterworths.
467:. Archived 23 June 2020.
274:times, small grey-faced
1498:Lincolnshire Curly Coat
946:Chillingham Wild Cattle
679:San Francisco Chronicle
262:Encyclopædia Britannica
1440:Oxford Sandy and Black
1060:Brecknock Hill Cheviot
383:
267:
16:British breed of sheep
1195:North Country Cheviot
1030:Balwen Welsh Mountain
589:David Cottle (2010).
426:, they are placed in
378:
254:
1095:Derbyshire Gritstone
1040:Black Welsh Mountain
1035:Beulah Speckled Face
381:Great Yorkshire Show
308:selectively breeding
239:It is listed by the
35:Great Yorkshire Show
1488:Irish Greyhound Pig
1275:Whitefaced Woodland
1045:Bluefaced Leicester
930:Whitebred Shorthorn
282:of the counties of
64:(2021): not at risk
52:(2007): not at risk
43:Conservation status
23:
1493:Large White Ulster
1410:British Saddleback
1270:Whiteface Dartmoor
1225:Scottish Blackface
1160:Leicester Longwool
384:
268:
264:, eleventh edition
1806:
1805:
1802:
1801:
1798:
1797:
1634:Derbyshire Redcap
1598:
1597:
1594:
1593:
1571:British Primitive
1525:
1524:
1521:
1520:
1455:Wessex Saddleback
1366:
1365:
1362:
1361:
1301:Castlemilk Moorit
1135:Greyface Dartmoor
1065:British Milksheep
996:
995:
992:
991:
501:Watchlist 2021–22
411:(equivalent to a
312:Dishley Leicester
198:
197:
80:Country of origin
1831:
1762:Silver Appleyard
1679:Old English Game
1617:
1604:
1544:
1531:
1400:British Landrace
1385:
1372:
1349:Scottish Dunface
1055:Border Leicester
1015:
1002:
786:English Longhorn
744:
731:
712:
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689:
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671:
665:
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644:
629:
623:
608:
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574:
557:
551:
534:
519:
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483:
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190:
184:
31:
24:
1839:
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1830:
1829:
1828:
1809:
1808:
1807:
1794:
1771:
1767:Welsh Harlequin
1718:
1664:Modern Langshan
1611:
1590:
1576:Golden Guernsey
1538:
1517:
1478:Dorset Gold Tip
1459:
1379:
1358:
1330:
1321:North Ronaldsay
1284:
1100:Devon Closewool
1009:
988:
965:
934:
873:
854:Dairy Shorthorn
835:
766:Belted Galloway
738:
725:
716:
686:
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668:
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609:
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588:
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389:
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371:Characteristics
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230:Canterbury lamb
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188:
180:
146:
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135:
121:
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117:
110:
67:
58:(2021): at risk
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17:
12:
11:
5:
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1835:
1827:
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1799:
1796:
1795:
1793:
1792:
1787:
1781:
1779:
1773:
1772:
1770:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1747:Khaki Campbell
1744:
1739:
1734:
1728:
1726:
1720:
1719:
1717:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1629:Croad Langshan
1625:
1623:
1613:
1612:
1607:
1600:
1599:
1596:
1595:
1592:
1591:
1589:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1566:British Alpine
1563:
1558:
1553:
1547:
1540:
1539:
1534:
1527:
1526:
1523:
1522:
1519:
1518:
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1475:
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1467:
1461:
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1458:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1391:
1389:
1381:
1380:
1375:
1368:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1357:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1344:Devon Longwool
1340:
1338:
1332:
1331:
1329:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1292:
1290:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1282:
1280:Wiltshire Horn
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1260:Welsh Mountain
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1140:Hampshire Down
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1050:Border Cheviot
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1021:
1019:
1011:
1010:
1005:
998:
997:
994:
993:
990:
989:
987:
986:
981:
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966:
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958:
953:
948:
942:
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936:
935:
933:
932:
927:
922:
917:
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910:Old Gloucester
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892:
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875:
874:
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866:
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856:
851:
845:
843:
837:
836:
834:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
761:Beef Shorthorn
758:
756:Aberdeen Angus
752:
750:
740:
739:
734:
727:
726:
721:breeds of the
717:
715:
714:
707:
700:
692:
685:
684:
666:
645:
624:
612:Sheep Breeding
603:
575:
552:
520:
505:
490:
469:
441:
439:
436:
434:on the vines.
413:Bradford count
388:
385:
372:
369:
368:
367:
356:
350:Cotswold sheep
346:
339:Wiltshire Horn
328:Cambridgeshire
248:
245:
210:domestic sheep
196:
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185:
177:
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1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
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1733:
1732:Abacot Ranger
1730:
1729:
1727:
1725:
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1715:
1712:
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1702:
1700:
1697:
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1687:
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1670:
1669:Nankin Bantam
1667:
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1345:
1342:
1341:
1339:
1337:
1333:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1316:Manx Loaghtan
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1287:
1281:
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1218:
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1201:
1198:
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1193:
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1188:
1186:
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1178:
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1166:
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1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
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1148:
1146:
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1136:
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1036:
1033:
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1028:
1026:
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1022:
1020:
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1012:
1008:
1003:
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985:
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949:
947:
944:
943:
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931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
890:British White
888:
886:
883:
882:
880:
876:
870:
867:
865:
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855:
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764:
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741:
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728:
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620:9780408106337
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568:
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548:9780715616550
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539:Sheep and Man
533:
531:
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521:
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512:
510:
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465:9789251057629
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234:terminal sire
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1819:Sheep breeds
1674:Norfolk Grey
1551:Anglo-Nubian
1435:Middle White
1239:
1190:Norfolk Horn
900:Irish Moiled
878:Dual purpose
841:Dairy cattle
677:
673:Fimrite, P.
669:
661:
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648:
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415:of 58/60s).
394:
390:
360:Norfolk Horn
332:
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199:
187:
88:Distribution
18:
1785:Brecon Buff
1699:Scots Dumpy
1659:Modern Game
1649:Indian Game
1508:Small White
1503:Small Black
1430:Large White
1425:Large Black
1405:British Lop
1354:South Devon
1265:Wensleydale
1200:Oxford Down
1150:Hill Radnor
1125:Exmoor Horn
1115:Dorset Horn
1110:Dorset Down
1080:Clun Forest
984:Blue Albion
951:Tory Island
831:Welsh Black
821:South Devon
806:Lincoln Red
748:Beef cattle
453:, annex to
424:New Zealand
354:Oxford Down
304:East Sussex
292:John Ellman
280:South Downs
259:, from the
226:East Sussex
214:John Ellman
167:Horn status
159:Face colour
151:Wool colour
72:Other names
1813:Categories
1704:Scots Grey
1473:Cumberland
1235:Shropshire
1215:Rough Fell
1155:Kerry Hill
961:White Park
641:0300088809
438:References
420:California
401:3.5–5.5 kg
399:for ewes,
320:Jonas Webb
189:Ovis aries
162:mouse-grey
1742:Orpington
1737:Aylesbury
1689:Orpington
1395:Berkshire
1306:Hebridean
1289:Primitive
1255:Teeswater
1250:Swaledale
1240:Southdown
1170:Llanwenog
1090:Dalesbred
1070:Cambridge
939:Primitive
905:Glamorgan
895:Droimeann
816:Shorthorn
771:Blue Grey
719:Livestock
428:vineyards
358:with the
343:Hampshire
337:with the
272:Mediaeval
202:Southdown
22:Southdown
1790:Shetland
1757:Shetland
1709:Sebright
1694:Rosecomb
1621:Chickens
1561:Bilberry
1445:Tamworth
1230:Shetland
1205:Portland
1145:Herdwick
1120:Easycare
1085:Cotswold
979:Alderney
925:Shetland
920:Red Poll
915:Pembroke
859:Guernsey
849:Ayrshire
801:Highland
796:Hereford
791:Galloway
409:23–25 μm
405:50–60 mm
397:2–3.5 kg
324:Babraham
314:bred by
306:, began
139:Female:
116:59–68 kg
114:Female:
109:78–90 kg
1644:Ixworth
1639:Dorking
1609:Poultry
1465:Extinct
1336:Extinct
1296:Boreray
1245:Suffolk
1220:Ryeland
1165:Lincoln
1075:Cheviot
971:Extinct
658:The Ark
364:Suffolk
298:, near
247:History
220:, near
37:in 2011
33:At the
1752:Magpie
1714:Sussex
1654:Legbar
1388:Extant
1210:Romney
1185:Masham
1130:Galway
1018:Extant
956:Vaynol
885:Albion
864:Jersey
826:Sussex
781:Dexter
736:Cattle
639:
618:
597:
569:
546:
463:
432:grapes
362:, the
352:, the
296:Glynde
288:Sussex
276:polled
266:, 1911
218:Glynde
171:polled
132:Male:
126:Height
107:Male:
101:Weight
96:Traits
56:DAD-IS
1777:Geese
1724:Ducks
1586:Pygmy
1581:Irish
1556:Bagot
1536:Goats
1483:Grice
1450:Welsh
1415:Essex
1311:Jacob
1175:Lleyn
1007:Sheep
869:Kerry
811:Luing
776:Devon
322:, of
300:Lewes
294:, of
270:From
222:Lewes
206:breed
182:Sheep
154:white
141:60 cm
134:67 cm
1377:Pigs
1326:Soay
1180:Lonk
637:ISBN
616:ISBN
595:ISBN
567:ISBN
544:ISBN
461:ISBN
422:and
286:and
284:Kent
200:The
62:RBST
418:In
387:Use
326:in
302:in
224:in
216:of
208:of
50:FAO
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