The Katahdin is a breed of domestic sheep developed by breeder Michael Piel in Maine, United States. He named this new breed after Mount Katahdin - the state’s highest peak. The breed was developed during the second half of the 20th century by crossing selected St. Croix sheep from the Virgin Islands with various other breeds, including the Suffolk. Lambs were selected based on hair coat, meat-type conformation, high fertility, and flocking instinct.
The Katahdin sheep breed was the first in the United States to reach sheep industry standards of carcass quality.[1][further explanation needed]The average Katahdin ewe weight is 120 to 160 pounds and the ram's weight is 180 to 250. Most Katahdin ewes will have a 200% lamb crop. The Katahdin sheds its winter coat, so does not have to be sheared. The Katahdin's hair[further explanation needed] comes in a variety of colors, as the emphasis of the breed is on production rather than appearance. When Katahdins are crossed with wool sheep, their offspring usually have a predominantly wool coat with some hair mixed in.
The Katahdin's popularity in the USA has increased in recent years due to low wool prices and high shearing costs. This, combined with the fact that the Katahdin sheep breed is also resistant to parasites - a trait inherited from its St. Croix ancestors - makes the breed a highly productive, low-cost option for commercial shepherds.[citation needed]
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The Katahdin is a breed of domestic sheep developed by breeder Michael Piel in Maine, United States. He named this new breed after Mount Katahdin - the...
Mount Katahdin (/kəˈtɑːdɪn/ kə-TAH-din) is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at 5,269 feet (1,606 m). Named Katahdin, which means "Great...
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2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023. Gruber, Philip (July 12, 2014). "KatahdinSheep Are Outlet for Md. Legislator". Lancaster Farming. Retrieved August...
poultry). Recent research has also shown that the use of hair sheep breeds, such as Katahdins, Dorpers, and St. Croix, can be chosen for resistance to internal...
This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion...
of the Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society recognises almost 300 flocks. The Wiltshire Horn is one of the foundation breeds for Katahdin, Wiltipoll, and Easycare...
years ago. The monument consists of three geographically separate units: Sheep Rock, Painted Hills, and Clarno. The units cover a total of 13,944 acres...
Herbert Island. The summit of Katahdin is the highest point of the Longfellow Mountains and the U.S. State of Maine. Katahdin is the easternmost 1000-meter...
southern Mexico breeds for tropical areas such as Pelibuey, Black-belly and Katahdin increasingly dominate. As natural pasture is not enough to support modern...
Japan (Mount Fuji Mountain – English/Japanese; Yama means mountain) Mount Katahdin, Maine (Mount The Greatest Mountain – English/Penobscot) Mount Kenya, Kenya...
the State of Louisiana Cadillac Mountain, summit of Mount Desert Island Katahdin, highest summit of the State of Maine Mount Jefferson Mount Bigelow Shawnee...
due to its remote location and lack of human habitation. Desert bighorn sheep, pronghorns, and mountain lions make up most of the large mammals found...
book. In August 1846, Thoreau briefly left Walden to make a trip to Mount Katahdin in Maine, a journey later recorded in "Ktaadn", the first part of The Maine...
a chalicothere which are relatives of rhinos and horses. Merychyus, a sheep-like oreodont. Syndyoceras, antelope-like mammal and extinct relatives of...
monument. Significant species that live in the desert include desert bighorn sheep, desert tortoise, and golden eagles. The Mojave Desert has more than 200...
entities that are found include 19th century mining features and Basque sheep camps. Situated between 2,150 feet (660 m) and 4,600 feet (1,400 m) in elevation...
including red-tailed hawks, golden eagles, ravens, jays, desert bighorn sheep, and coyotes. Activities include hiking, horseback riding, road bicycling...
Kit Carson sent troops through the canyon, killing 23 Navajo, seizing 200 sheep, and destroying hogans, as well as peach orchards and other crops. The resulting...
species including the Mojave Desert tortoise (a threatened species), bighorn sheep, and mountain lion. The area also protects historic ranching and mining...
According to Historic Spots in California (1966), "In every scenic freak the sheep-herder recognizes the work of his Satanic majesty. This formation is therefore...
Fauna of significance in the national monument include desert bighorn sheep, golden eagle, and many species of bat, lizard, and snake. Basin and Range...
Arizona desert bighorn sheep herd located within the monument is the last remaining relict population of desert bighorn sheep in southeastern Arizona...
Percival John Browne. He was returning to England on Waratah, from his sheep farm in Mount Gambier, South Australia. His family home was Buckland House...
in the 1880s she was refitted as a floating freezer hulk for the booming sheep industry in New Zealand. She was towed to Picton in the South Island on...
English cricket team that was the first to visit Australia), a cow, 36 sheep, 140 pigs, 96 goats and 1,114 chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. The journey...
steamers Antrim and Mountaineer and the screw steamer Ben Lomond, transporting sheep, cattle and passengers to the surrounding high country stations. In 1968...
to NAVD 88. The summit of Katahdin is the highest point of the Longfellow Mountains and the U.S. State of Maine. Katahdin is the easternmost 1000-meter...
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