Polypay

Article summary

The Polypay sheep breed is a white, medium-sized (65 kg), polled sheep which was developed in the 1960s at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. In general, Polypay sheep are noted for being a highly prolific maternal dual-purpose (meat and wool) breed. It produces yearly about 4.2 kg of wool and is weaned at 120 days.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. members: 100 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1119400041