Английская Википедия:Australian Merino

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Champion ram, 1913

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Merino hoggets being drenched near Walcha, New South Wales

The Australian Merino is an Australian breed or group of breeds of sheep, forming a significant part of the Merino group of breeds. Its origins lie in Merino sheep imported to Australia from South Africa in about 1796. By about 1830 there were almost two million Merinos in the country.Шаблон:R

Using the skills of breeding and selection, the Australian Merino developed inline with Australia’s large variations in climatic conditions, management and husbandry techniques. The Australian Merino produces a wool that is the world’s finest and softest.

History

In 1790 Charles IV of Spain sent a gift of Merino sheep from the Escurial cavana to the government of the Dutch Republic;Шаблон:R they did not thrive there, but did well in the Dutch Cape Colony, in what is now South Africa.Шаблон:R

The origins of the Australian Merino lie in some of these sheep imported to Australia by John Macarthur in 1796. By about 1830 there were almost two million Merinos in the country.Шаблон:R

The original strain bred by Macarthur survives as the Camden Park or Macarthur Merino.Шаблон:R The four principal breeds or strains that developed within the Australian Merino group were the Peppin,Шаблон:R the Saxon,Шаблон:R the South AustralianШаблон:R and the Spanish.Шаблон:R The Poll Merino or Australian Poll Merino is a recently-created polled variant.Шаблон:R Other strains recognised as breeds include the Booroola Merino,Шаблон:R the Bungaree Merino,Шаблон:R the Dohne Merino,Шаблон:R the Fonthill Merino,Шаблон:R the Tasmanian Merino (which derives from the Saxon);Шаблон:R and the Trangie Fertility.Шаблон:R