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The Faroese sheep (Faroese: Føroyskur seyður) is a breed of sheep native to the Faroe Islands. First introduced in the 9th century, Faroese sheep have long been an integral part of the island traditions: The name "Faroe Islands" has been argued to ultimately derive from fær, the word for sheep in Old Norse, and the animal is depicted on the country's coat of arms. One of the Northern European short-tailed sheep, it is a small, very hardy breed. Faroes ewes weigh around 45 pounds (20 kg) at maturity, and rams are 45–90 pounds (20–40 kg). Rams are horned and ewes are usually polled, and the breed occurs naturally in many different colours, with at least 300 different combinations, each of which has its own unique name.

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  • خروف فارو سلالة من الخراف المستأنسة وإحدى السلالات الأوروبية قصيرة الذيل، متوطنة في جزر فارو الدنماركية. (ar)
  • The Faroese sheep (Faroese: Føroyskur seyður) is a breed of sheep native to the Faroe Islands. First introduced in the 9th century, Faroese sheep have long been an integral part of the island traditions: The name "Faroe Islands" has been argued to ultimately derive from fær, the word for sheep in Old Norse, and the animal is depicted on the country's coat of arms. One of the Northern European short-tailed sheep, it is a small, very hardy breed. Faroes ewes weigh around 45 pounds (20 kg) at maturity, and rams are 45–90 pounds (20–40 kg). Rams are horned and ewes are usually polled, and the breed occurs naturally in many different colours, with at least 300 different combinations, each of which has its own unique name. Faroese sheep tend to have very little flocking instinct due to no natural predators, and will range freely year round in small groups in pastureland, which ranges from meadows, to rugged rocky mountaintops and lush bird-cliffs. They are most closely related to the Norwegian Spælsau and Icelandic sheep. Ears are usually cut with various simple designs, to denote ownership and what pastures the sheep belong on. There are 54 different official cuts, which can be paired in a vast variety of ways; it is not permitted to use the same combination twice on the same island. The first known law regarding earmarks is in the Sheep letter from 1298, where it is stated among other things in the fifth section: Enn ef hann markar þann sað sem aðr er markaðr. oc sætr sina æinkunn a ofan a hins er aðr atti þann sað. þa er hann þiofr.But if he marks sheep which are already marked and puts his mark over that of the owner, he is a thief. The agricultural policies of the Faroe Islands, have over the centuries divided the pasture into 463 different land lots, with a value measured in mark, and between 40 and 48 ewes going on each mark has resulted in the total prescribed number of ewes that the land can support, being 70.384. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Scottish sheep were imported, mostly in order to produce better wool. This has resulted in some Faroese sheep being of a mixed breed; the majority are still pure. (en)
  • Фарерская овца — порода овец, которая выведена на Фарерских островах. (ru)
  • Färöfår är en ras av tamfår som är inhemska på Färöarna. Den tillhör de nordiska kortsvansfåren och är en liten, väldigt härdig ras. Tackorna väger som fullvuxna runt 20 kg, och baggarna 20-40 kg. Baggarna är behornade och tackorna är oftast utan, och rasen förekommer naturligt i många olika färger. Färöfåren tenderar att ha mycket lite flockinstinkt, och håller sig i små grupper i betesmark. De är närmast besläktade med raserna och islandsfår. (sv)
  • Фарерська вівця — порода овець, виведена на Фарерських островах. Тварина зображена на історичному гербі Фарерських островів. Навіть назва Faeroe означає «овечі острови». (uk)
  • 法罗羊(法罗语:Føroyskur seyður)是原产于法罗群岛的一种小型、非常耐寒的绵羊。羊最早是在9世纪引入法罗群岛,按照法羅語,法罗群岛这个名字本身就是 "羊岛 "的意思。成年的法罗群岛母羊体重约为20公斤,公羊为20至40公斤,並且有角。 (zh)
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  • Faroe Islands (en)
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  • Rams are horned and ewes are polled (en)
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  • Faroese ewe with lambs in Porkeri, Faroe Islands (en)
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  • Faroe (en)
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  • Very little flocking instinct (en)
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  • Meat (en)
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  • خروف فارو سلالة من الخراف المستأنسة وإحدى السلالات الأوروبية قصيرة الذيل، متوطنة في جزر فارو الدنماركية. (ar)
  • Фарерская овца — порода овец, которая выведена на Фарерских островах. (ru)
  • Färöfår är en ras av tamfår som är inhemska på Färöarna. Den tillhör de nordiska kortsvansfåren och är en liten, väldigt härdig ras. Tackorna väger som fullvuxna runt 20 kg, och baggarna 20-40 kg. Baggarna är behornade och tackorna är oftast utan, och rasen förekommer naturligt i många olika färger. Färöfåren tenderar att ha mycket lite flockinstinkt, och håller sig i små grupper i betesmark. De är närmast besläktade med raserna och islandsfår. (sv)
  • Фарерська вівця — порода овець, виведена на Фарерських островах. Тварина зображена на історичному гербі Фарерських островів. Навіть назва Faeroe означає «овечі острови». (uk)
  • 法罗羊(法罗语:Føroyskur seyður)是原产于法罗群岛的一种小型、非常耐寒的绵羊。羊最早是在9世纪引入法罗群岛,按照法羅語,法罗群岛这个名字本身就是 "羊岛 "的意思。成年的法罗群岛母羊体重约为20公斤,公羊为20至40公斤,並且有角。 (zh)
  • The Faroese sheep (Faroese: Føroyskur seyður) is a breed of sheep native to the Faroe Islands. First introduced in the 9th century, Faroese sheep have long been an integral part of the island traditions: The name "Faroe Islands" has been argued to ultimately derive from fær, the word for sheep in Old Norse, and the animal is depicted on the country's coat of arms. One of the Northern European short-tailed sheep, it is a small, very hardy breed. Faroes ewes weigh around 45 pounds (20 kg) at maturity, and rams are 45–90 pounds (20–40 kg). Rams are horned and ewes are usually polled, and the breed occurs naturally in many different colours, with at least 300 different combinations, each of which has its own unique name. (en)
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  • خروف فارو (ar)
  • Faroe sheep (en)
  • Фарерская овца (ru)
  • Färöfår (sv)
  • 法罗羊 (zh)
  • Фарерська вівця (uk)
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