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Sheep Breeds, with breed name, alternate names, origin, and purpose.

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ID BreedName AlternateNames Origin Purpose URL
2 Acipayam Turkey Meat, wool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ac%C4%B1payam_(sheep)
3 Adal Ethiopia Meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adal_(sheep)
4 Afghan Arabi Afghanistan Meat
5 Africana Camura, Colombian Wooless, Pelona, Red African, Rojo Africana, West African Colombia Meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africana_(sheep)
6 Afrikaner Cape fat tail South Africa Meat, pelts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaner_sheep
7 Alai Kyrgyzstan Meat, wool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_(sheep)
8 Alcarreña Spain Meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcarre%C3%B1a
9 Algarve Churro Portugal Meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algarve_Churro
10 Algerian Arab Ouled Jellal, Western Thin-tailed Algeria Meat
11 Alpines Steinschaf Germany Meat, wool, vegetation management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpines_Steinschaf
12 Altay China Meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altay_(sheep)
13 Ancon Otter sheep United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancon_(sheep)
14 Apennine Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, Perugina del piano Italy Meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apennine_(sheep)
15 Arabi Iran, Iraq Meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabi_(sheep)
16 Arapawa New Zealand Wool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapawa_Sheep
17 Argentine Merino
18 Arkhar-Merino Kazakhstan Wool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkhar-Merino
19 Arles Merino France Meat, wool
20 Armenian Semicoarsewool Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya Armenia Meat, milk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Semicoarsewool
21 Askanian Askaniysky Ukraine Wool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askanian
22 Assaf Israel Meat, milk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assaf_(sheep)
23 Aussiedown Australia Meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aussiedown
24 Australian White Australia Meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_White
25 Awassi Ivesi, Baladi, Deiri, Syrian, Ausi, Nuami, Gezirieh South Eastern Anatolia, Syro-Arabian desert Milk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awassi_(sheep)
26 Badger Face Welsh Mountain Defaid Idloes, Badger Faced Welsh Mountain, Welsh Badger-faced Wales Meat

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