Description of a South Suffolk Sheep   FROM THE AUSTRALIAN STUD SHEEP BREEDERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED  AUSTRALIAN FLOCK REGISER   HEAD      Medium length, with moderately strong muzzle.  Hornless.  Face colour chocolate, with a topknot of white wool on the forehead.                     Face clean.              Ears dark and of fine texture.  Eyes bright and full.   NECK     Short and well set in the shoulders.   SHOULDER      Broad and oblique.   CHEST        Deep and wide.   BACK AND LOINS        Back of good length and level.  Ribs well sprung with no hardness on shoulder.  Tail broad and well set on.   LEG AND FEET      Forelegs set well apart- hind legs well filled with meat.  Legs chocolate, clean short and flat boned.  Hooves strong and black.   BELLY   Well covered with wool.   FLEECE      Short to medium length fleece of medium fine "downs" type wool, even throughout.   SKIN            Fine, soft and pink.   CARRIAGE         Bold and active.   DISQUALIFICATION     (1) Horns, or any evidence of horns. (2) Blue skin. (3) Defective jaw. (4) Bad wool and black fibres       South Suffolks are a large, comparatively heavy meat breed of sheep. Rams are for use as terminal sires, used in cross breeding for early prime lamb production. In australia South Suffolks can be found in Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland & Tasmania. South Suffolks can also found in New Zealand, where the breed originated. South Suffolk Rams can weigh from 90 - 140kg South Suffolk ewes usually weigh from  70-100kg Lambing %  is from 130 - 160% The South Suffolks wool is a short, fine, downs type, the fiber diameter is between 24 - 28 microns. The Staple length being 75 -100mm, & the weight range from 3 -4kg South Suffolks wool is used for knitting yarns and for apparel.

Contact Details     Australian South Suffolk Society - Victorian Branch   Web Site;     www.victoriansouthsuffolksociety.com  Secretary;  Mr Barry shalders 3201 Lower Darlington Rd DERRINALLUM  Vic  3325 Ph: 03 5597 0277 Fax: 03 5597 0277 E-mail: willowdrive@bemail.com.au     Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Association Limited -Flock Register   Royal Showground’s Epson Rd Ascot Vale,  Victoria,  3032 Telephone:  03 9281 7444 Fax: 03 9376 2973 E Mail: aaba@rasv.com.au web site: www.assba.com.au     For other South Suffolk Societies in Australia - contact the Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Association Limited -  as above   South Suffolk Sired lambs     This site Hosted by - Freewebs

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