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South Suffolk
[f. Southdown + Suffolk.]
One of a breed of sheep, developed in New Zealand by crossing Suffolk and Southdown sheep and used to produce lean meat and short, fine wool. Also attrib.
1950N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Feb. 144/3 Two instances of fresh development with sheep breeds may be mentioned: First, the aim of some breeders in the South Island ‘..to establish a new breed by crossing Suffolk and Southdown with a view to producing a sheep having Southdown characteristics with a maximum of lean meat’—the South Suffolk. 1956G. Bowen Wool Away! (ed. 2) xii. 148 South Suffolk. This is a New Zealand type derived from crossing Southdowns with Suffolks, and is being very widely used..in Canterbury and is spreading rapidly to other parts of New Zealand. 1977N.Z. Herald 8 Jan. 4-8/6 (Advt.), 23 South Suffolk ewes. |