Cotswold Breeders Association This is a totally unauthorized website of the Cotswold Breeders Association. It is a website owned and maintained by a CBA member who wishes to preserve and promote the Cotswold breed. Please check www.cotswoldsheepbreeders.com for additional information. |
This page was last updated on: November 10, 2006
Cotswold Breeders Association was established in 1996 for the breeders of purebred Cotswold sheep. We welcome new members and eagerly anticipate their support in conserving and preserving the Cotswold breed of sheep. The Cotswolds have a long history in the United States of America. Their viability in the sheep industry is continuing to grow. They are a good mothering breed, and can produce lambs on grass or on grain. Their fleeces are eagerly sought after by handspinners and fiber artists alike. We have a registry that includes purebred white and colored rams and ewes. If you would like additional information, please use contact information below. Or you can request information from mangnall@drtel.net. Thank you for visiting our site!! We will continue to update this site. |
Breed Standards Size A mature ram will weigh 250 to 275 pounds. A mature ewe will weigh 200 to 250 pounds. Head The head in the case of both the male and female is hornless. The poll is surmounted by curling locks of wool that often, almost cover the eyes and extend down as far as the nostrils. This forelock is one of the characteristic features of the breed and is not trimmed when the sheep are shorn or trimmed for show. The nostrils should be wide and expanded. The nose should be dark. Ears should be long but not heavy, carried well up, covered with silky hair. Black spots are not considered objectionable on the ears. Eyes should be full, dark and prominent. Face can be open or closed with wool tufts on the cheeks. Neck and Body The neck should be relatively short and thick blending smoothly into the withers. The chest should be deep and broad with good width between the front legs. The back should be broad and level. The loin should be long, blending smoothly with hips with deep well-sprung rib and good leg of mutton. Top line is straight with no drop in front or behind shoulders. The ribs should be quite full, not showing hollow behind the shoulder from which the ribs must spring with a fine circular arch. Belly should be straight on underline. Breast should be broad and well forward, keeping the legs wide apart. Rump should be carried out on a level with the back, giving the animal a square looking frame. Legs are medium length, straight, strong and must stand up straight on pasterns. Legs should be wide apart on each corner. Hooves must be black. The whole body should have a firm, solid touch(not loose and flabby) and be wel covered with thick set, long and lustrous wool. Fleece The fleece should be uniform, long and lustrous with average growth rate of one inch per month. Cotswold fleeces should grade from 42 to 48 on the Bradford scale or 42 to 36 microns and should hang in lock formation. Fleece preferably light to creamy in color. Yolk in fleece moderate. Colored Cotswolds will exhibit all colors from jet black to white silver gray with all combinations between. As the animals mature, the color has a propensity to fade. Undesirable characteristics Dropped pasterns, drooping lower eyelids, inverted lower eyelids, pigeon toes, small loosely attached scurs, physical deformities Acceptable but not preferred on white Cotswolds Smutty face, dappled tan, gray, brown or black on the legs. |
PURPOSE The purpose of the Cotswold Breeders Association is to preserve and promote the breeder, provide registration for all purebred Cotswolds, both white and colored, provide information and support for mutual benefit of all members and breeders. Since the association was formed in 1995, it has issued certificates of registry for purebred Cotswold sheep whose pedigree has been verified. CBA is recognized by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy and the American Sheep Industry Association as an official registry for purebred Cotswold sheep. |
Site owned and maintained by: Desert Jules Sheep Ranch Terry & Julie Mangnall 11936 79 Street SE Stirum, ND 58069 701-678-2168 mangnall@drtel.net |
We do have sheep, fleeces and roving for sale. If interested please contact us. |
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