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SHETLAND SHEEP STANDARD
Description and Scale of Points Score
- 100
Reproduced from the Shetland Flock Book Society
Bye-Laws & Regulations
Objects & Standard of the Society 1927
Adopted by NASSA 03/2000
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(Horned or Hornless) |
9 |
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Good width between ears, tapering rapidly to base of
nose, which should be broad and with little taper to
the muzzle, hollow between cheeks and nose well marked |
9 |
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Medium length of face from eyes to
muzzle, nose prominent but not Roman, small mouth |
5 |
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Full, bright, and active look |
3 |
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Fine, medium size, set well back,
carried slightly above the horizontal |
4 |
Neck |
Full, tapers into a fairly broad chest |
4 |
Shoulders |
Well set, top level with back |
6 |
Chest |
Medium width and deep |
5 |
| Back |
Level, with as much width as possible |
9 |
| Ribs |
Well sprung and well ribbed up |
4 |
| Rump |
Good width, with well tuned rounded hips |
5 |
| Tail |
Fluke tail. Wool at root forming the broad rounded
part, and tapering suddenly to barely covered fine point. This
is a strong character, and any crossing is easily made
out by it. Length varies according to the size
of sheep, rarely exceeds six inches, or thereby |
9 |
| Legs of Mutton |
Light, but very fine in quality |
4 |
| Skin |
Varies according to colour of wool. In white
no blue or black colouring |
2 |
| Wool |
Extra fine and soft texture, longish, wavy, and well
closed. Wool on forehead and poll tapering into
neck, likewise wool on cheeks. Colours: white,
black or brown , moorit (from reddish to fawn). Greys
(including Sheila). Other known colours - Mirkface (brownish
spots on face); Catmogit (dark under parts from muzzle
to tail and legs), Burrit (light underparts); also Blaegit,
Fleckit, and Sholmit |
20 |
| Carriage |
Alert and nimble, with a smart active gait |
2 |
DISQUALIFICATION
(a) Long heavy
tail, broad to point
(b) Bad wool, coarse
and open
(c) Very coarse
wool on breeches
(d) Deformities
of jaws
(e) Undersized
animals
(f) Defective
coloured or badly shaped animals as sires
(g) White
hairs in moorit and black, and dark hairs in white wool
Note: The 1927 Shetland Flock Book Society standard
was developed for the original inspection of sheep for
registration by the Society. The standard includes
seven specific faults that were considered serious enough
to disqualify sheep from registrations. While these
disqualifications are still part of the Standard, NASSA
does not have an inspection system and does not disqualify
purebred Shetland sheep from registration. However,
NASSA recommends that breeders take into consideration
these disqualification faults when evaluating Shetland
sheep for breeding purposes and for registration.
Note also that the Shetland Flock Book Society no
longer exists having been succeeded by the Shetland Flock
Book Trust.
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