Metadata

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last Record

The 19th century

Place of Breeding

East Sussex, southern England

Synonym

Old Southdown

Extinction Reason

Developed by the Southdown

References

About the breed. Olde English “Babydoll” Southdown Sheep Registry. (n.d.). http://www.oldeenglishbabydollregistry.com/about-the-breed/

THE FARMER’S MAGAZINE VOLUME THE FORTY FIFTH. (1874). London, UK: Rogerson and Tuxford.

Our Rare Breed Sheep. Rare Breeds Centre. (n.d.). http://www.rarebreeds.org.uk/sheep

Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, September 9). Southdown sheep. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southdown_sheep