Description

The head is strong with a broad forehead, polled with protruding sockets, face of medium length, lips and nose rather thick. The profile is straight, slightly concave for the ram, large ears, horizontal or standing slightly upwards, never drooping, covered with thin short hair, wide nape of neck. The neck is short, trunked, rounded off at the upper part, well blended with shoulder, without dewlaps or folds. The body is wide and large, broad and deep chested, prominent and thick sternum, well sprung ribs, straight wide back, horizontal and large rump, well set tail, muscled thighs, short and well developed open leg. It has a close white fleece, blocky, staple of good length. Average quality, average weight of fleece 5-6kg for rams and 4kg for ewes. White covering covers the top of the head and extends down to or slightly above the orbital arches, frames the face, extends to just above the knees of the forelegs, covers the chest and belly, extends over the buttock to the hock of the hind legs, covers the posterior upper part of the tendon. Average mature ewe weighs 70-90kg, rams 110-150kg.