Article Info
- Article Title
- A Curious Bystander's Practical Notes on the Natural Colors of Sheep's Fleeces
- Issue date
- Spring 2025
- Issue number
- 48
- Issue topic
- Hue
- Description
The topic of how sheep’s fleeces end up as the colors that they do is enormous, and our understanding of it is still unfolding. This article explores some of the genetic factors involves in color for fleece and looks at specific examples of how that plays out in the following breeds: Romeldale, Shetland, Karakul, and Finn.
- Article topic list
- breed-focus, Finnsheep, Karakul, Romeldale, Shetland, color
