Here are just some of the breeds to consider, whether for field or table or both: No one really knows how these most primitive sheep arrived on St Kilda ... but her favourite place in the UK is Exmoor ...
Scottish Blackface from Applecross, Scotland - a common sheep breed of the British Isles. This breed is represented in the panel of modern reference genomes. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!
Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...