Sheep - Breeds

Group Breedsort ascending Synonyms
Developed / composite breeds Fallahi
Fat-tailed Coarse Wool (wavy wooled) Ethiopian Highland Abyssinian, Akale Guzay (Shimenzana), Arsi-Bale, Menz (Legagora, Rashaidi, Tukur (Lasta)
Fat-tailed Hair Sheep East African Blackheaded Tanganyika Long-legged, Ugogo
Thin-tailed coarse wool sheep Doukkala Doukkala-Abda; Doukkalide
Developed / composite breeds Dorper White Dorper, Dorsian, Dorsie (in Afrikaans)
Developed / composite breeds Dormer Dorman
Thin-tailed coarse wool sheep Dongola North Riverain Wooled; Riverain Wooled.
Developed / composite breeds Dohne Merino Dhone Merino
Thin-tailed Hair sheep Djallonke West African Dwarf, Forest, Guinea, Ghana Dwarf, Nigerian Dwarf, Cameroon Dwarf, West African Maned, Mosi, Blackbelly (Cameroon Dwarf), Mayo-Kebbi, Kirdi (southern Chad).
Fat-tailed Coarse Wool (wavy wooled) Dangila
Thin-tailed coarse wool sheep Dane Zaila Zaila
Fat-tailed Hair Sheep Damara
Fat-tailed Sheep Dalagh Semi fat-tailed Turkmen, Atabai
Fat-tailed Sheep Daglic
Thin-tailed Hair sheep D'Man Damana; Demnan; Demmane; Demane; Tafilalet
Fat-tailed Sheep Cyprus Fat-tailed
Thin-tailed Hair sheep Congo Long-legged Baluba Congo Long-legged, Sudanese
Thin-tailed Hair sheep Congo Dwarf Bahu (after the name of group of ethnic groups that maintain the breed)
Fat-tailed Sheep Chios Shakiz
Fat-tailed Sheep Chal Shal
Fat-tailed Sheep Candir
Thin-tailed Hair sheep Boujaad
Fat-tailed Hair Sheep Bonga
Fat-rumped Hair sheep Blackhead Somali Berbera Blackhead, Blackhead Ogaden, Toposa (Sudan), Murle, Turkana, Gabbra, Boran, Adali (Afar blackhead), Blackhead Persian (in South Africa after genetic improvement), East African Blackheaded Persian (Uganda).
Developed / composite breeds Bezuidenhout Africander