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Romney Marsh Sheep
Ovis aries
A large, dual-purpose wool-and-meat breed originating on the Romney Marsh of Kent, England, with an open face, black nose and hooves, and dense long-stapled fleece; mature rams average around 110kg and ewes around 85kg.
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- Ovine
- Family
- Bovidae
- Climate requirements
- Originally bred to withstand cold, wet marshland, the breed also performs well in Kenya's cooler, higher-rainfall highland areas, tolerating damp pasture conditions better than most wool breeds.
Husbandry
Care & Economics
- Husbandry guide
- Well suited to rotational grazing on lush highland pasture; its black, disease-resistant hooves and above-average resistance to footrot and internal parasites reduce veterinary intervention compared with other wool breeds. Ewes are noted for good fertility and strong mothering/milking ability, commonly rearing twins on adequate pasture. Fleeces yield roughly 3.6-5.4kg of wool per shearing (once yearly) with a fine-for-longwool fiber diameter of about 31-38 microns, useful for both hand-spinning and commercial wool. Docile and easy to handle, the breed needs standard vaccination and hoof-care routines plus reliable water access (4-6 liters/day per adult) in wetter highland paddocks.
- Economic importance
- Suits Kenyan highland farmers seeking a dual wool-and-meat income stream, with its footrot and parasite resistance lowering health costs in higher-rainfall zones where other wool breeds struggle.
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