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Rambouillet sheep |
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Rambouillet sheep (răm`b  lā'), fine-wool breed developed in France from the Spanish Merino sheep Merino sheep (mərē`nō), breed intermediate in body size having fine wool, developed in Spain...... Click the link for more information. . It has become very popular in the United States and is the foundation of most of the Western range flocks. Intermediate to large in size, Rambouillets are the largest and strongest of the fine-wool sheep; the rams are horned, the ewes hornless. Besides being valued for their high-quality wool, Rambouillets are also good meat animals. The ewes are bred extensively on the range to coarser-wooled rams, especially of the Hampshire and Suffolk breeds. |
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The group uses wool from merino and rambouillet sheep, as well as Angora fur from rabbits and hair from Old English sheepdogs and even the Daleys' collie, Callie. |
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