New Zealand Romney
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- New Zealand Romney Marsh
- Romney
- Modern Romney
- meat
- wool
 Ewe with triplet lambs | |
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| Country of origin | New Zealand |
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| Wool colour | white |
| Face colour | white |
| Horn status | polled |
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The New Zealand Romney is a New Zealand breed of sheep. It derives from British Romney Marsh stock imported to New Zealand in the nineteenth century, and was established as a separate breed in 1904.[4]: 788 [2] It is the most numerous sheep breed in New Zealand.[4]: 870
The New Zealand Romney derives from British Romney Marsh stock imported to New Zealand in the nineteenth century. It was established as a separate breed in 1904 with the formation of the New Zealand Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders' Association, and the first flock-book was published in the following year.[4]: 788 [2]
By 1915 it was the most numerous sheep breed in the country.[5]: 13 In 2000 the Romney constituted almost 60% of the national herd, with some 26.3 million head.[3]: 20
It has contributed to the development of a number of modern breeds, among them the Coopworth, the Drysdale, the Elliotdale, the Perendale and the Tukidale in New Zealand, and the Romeldale in the United States.[3]: 20 [6]
