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    • Australian Miniature Goat
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    • Miniature Anglo Nubian
    • Miniature Boer
    • Miniature Saanen
    • Nigerian Dwarf
    • Pygmy Goat
    • Australian Miniature Silky Goat
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    • Babydoll Southdown
    • Harlequin Mini Meat Sheep
    • Persian Sheep
  • News & Events
    • News
    • Shows >
      • Virtual Show November 2020
    • Photo Gallery
  • About AABMGS
    • Find members & breeders >
      • New South Wales
      • Queensland
      • South Australia
      • Tasmania
      • ACT
      • Victoria
      • Western Australia
    • Membership
    • Policies
    • AABMGS Committee
    • Premium Breed
  • Forms
    • Goat registration
    • Sheep registration
    • Transfer ownership
    • Update registration
    • Buck/ram service certificate
  • Contact
  • New Buyers Guide
  • AFFILIATED CLUBS

MINIATURE SHEEP

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MINIATURE AND SMALL SHEEP BREEDS

AABMGS recognises and registers breeds that are traditionally small or have been more recently bred to be small:
  • Babydoll Sheep (a small dual purpose sheep breed based on the Southdown)
  • Persian Sheep (an ancient small domestic breed rare in Australia)
  • Harlequin Mini Meat Sheep (developed for ease of handling and management on smaller properties).
Babydoll sheep
Babydoll lamb (Tanjar stud)

CARING FOR SHEEP

Even though they are smaller, miniature sheep are relatively hardy and require the usual care. Depending on the breed and individual sheep, this can include providing
  • pasture to graze
  • supplementary feeding in dry times or when pasture is inadequate
  • a supply of clean drinking water
  • mineral supplements (most often licks) to compensate for any mineral deficiencies
  • protection from predators such as dogs and foxes
  • company of other sheep
  • vaccinations
  • management of parasitic worms
  • management for flystrike
  • shearing and crutching if sheep has wool
  • hoof trimming
  • management of reproduction and lambing
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