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  1. Business Agriculture and Forestry Livestock Sheep Breeds Targhee . 0. Targhee sheep are one of the youngest North American breeds, having been developed in the middle of the 20th century. Rams weigh between 200 and 300 lbs, with ewes weighing between 125 and 200 lbs. Ewe fleeces average 10 to 14 lbs, with a micron measurement of 21 to 25 and a ...
  2. Targhee. Origin - U.S. Sheep Experiment Station Dubois, ID. Type - Dual-Purpose (Wool and Meat Quality) Wool - Crossbred (Fine Wool x Long Wool Cross) Descriptors - Thick, high quality fleece, open faces, white wool, face, and legs, large framed. Important Traits - Wool production, meat production, hardy and adaptable.
  3. domesticanimalbreeds.com

    In 1966 the flock book for these sheep were closed with meant that only the off-spring from the registered new breed of Targhee sheep could be registered. The U.S. Targhee Sheep Association was formed in Dubois, Idaho in September 1951. The Targhee sheep breed are easy to keep, they are long lived with an excellent fleece and carcass.
  4. targheesheepus.com

    The new breed of sheep was named Targhee after the Targhee National Forest where the sheep grazed during the summer. The first private individual to breed Targhees was Henry J. Yoppe of Eureka, Montana. He began breeding ¾ crosses in 1929, and in 1934 bought his first Targhee ram from Dubois.
  5. breeds.okstate.edu

    Breeds of Livestock. ... The U.S. Targhee Sheep Association now registers over 2,000 sheep per year and has members in 38 states and Canada. Physical Description. Mature body weight in the rams is 200-300 lbs (90-135 kg) with the ewes weighing slightly less at 125-200 lbs (56-90 kg). Each ewe will average a 10-14 lbs (4.5-6.3 kg) fleece that ...
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    Leaping out after shearing in Wyoming. The Targhee is an American breed of domestic sheep.It was developed in the early twentieth century at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station of the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture at Dubois, Idaho, [1] and is named after the Targhee National Forest which surrounds it. It is a dual-purpose breed, with heavy, medium ...
  7. Aug 26, 2024Targhee Sheep Characteristics. The Targhee sheep is among the medium to large sheep breeds. It is light brown or pure white in color. These animals are very good for quality wool production. Each ewe on average will produce about 4.5 to 6.3 kg fleece. The fibre diameter is about 21 to 25 micrometers and spinning count of 64 to 58.
  8. This is because the carcass quality is inferior to other competing breeds. Quick Facts about the Targhee Sheep Breed. Country of origin: United States of America: Breed name: Targhee: Breed purpose: Meat, wool: Mature body weight: Ram - 200 to 300 lbs. Ewe - 130 to 200 lbs. Average fiber diameter: 23 microns:
  9. livestockoftheworld.com

    Targhee sheep derive their name from the Targhee National Forest on which the experiment station's flock grazes in the summer. The forest was named for a chief of the Bannock Indians who had lived in the area in the 1860s. Targhee are a dual-purpose sheep with good meat type and a heavy fleece of high quality wool.
  10. The Targhee sheep was developed by the U.S. Sheep Experiment station at Dubois, Idaho, in response to the industry's demand for a breed thick in natural fleshing, capable of producing high quality, apparel type wool, and adapted to both the rugged range and farm flock conditions.
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