Science Learning Hub logo
TopicsConceptsCitizen scienceTeacher PLDGlossary
Sign in
Image

East Friesian sheep

Bare backside and tail of a East Friesian sheep.

East Friesian sheep have a bare backside and tail – traits selected for breeding easy care sheep.

Glossary

Rights: Carleen Weirauch
Published: 23 July 2010Size: 33.02 KB
Referencing Hub media

Explore related content

Appears inRelated resources
Finding easy care sheep traits

Article

Finding easy care sheep traits

To breed easy care sheep, scientists at AgResearch first had to find sheep that expressed the traits they wanted – ...

Read more
Finding easy care sheep traits

Article

Finding easy care sheep traits

To breed easy care sheep, scientists at AgResearch first had to find sheep that expressed the traits they wanted – ...

Read more
Easy care sheep traits

Article

Easy care sheep traits

Easy care sheep, developed by AgResearch to save money and improve sheep welfare, may challenge traditional views of what sheep ...

Read more
The need for easy care sheep

Article

The need for easy care sheep

Falling prices and demand for wool led scientists at AgResearch to develop an easy care sheep that is more efficient ...

Read more

See our newsletters here.

NewsEventsAboutContact usPrivacyCopyrightHelp

The Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao is funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Science in Society Initiative.

Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao © 2007-2025 The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato