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Faroese Sheep
Faroe Islands Pre 1300 influence of old-Norse and old-British/Irish sheep may be unbroken (Hansen et al., 2025) Post 1600 believed to be a big storm event, assuming that sheep were brought from Iceland to the northern part of Faroes, and from Shetland and Orkneys to the southern part of Faroes to bolster or restore the…
Mouflon and other Wild Sheep
Progenitor of sheeps = Ovis orientalis. Existing mouflon share a common ancestor with domestic sheep, solid theory but exact process and which events where is muddled. Naming conventions align with 5th International Symposium on Mouflon. O. orientalis = Progenitor Extant moufloniforms include Wild sheep: Rezaei et al., 2009. European Muflon (O. musimon) and O. orientalis are…
Primitive Sheep
Soay Sheep Originating on Soay, planted in the Bronze Age. Now Being actively researched after introduction on Hirta. Islands in the St. Kilda archipelago. Soay being Soaigh. 100 miles from mainland Scotland. Two breeds of sheep continue on Soay, Hirta and Boreray. Bronze Age Soay sheep on Soaigh and Hirta, Iron Age Boreray on Boroaraigh.…
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