| ICELANDIC SHEEP:
General Appearance:
-A medium sized sheep
-Fine boned with an open face and legs
-Mature body weights, Rams 90-100 kgs., Ewes 60-65 kgs.
Head:
-Short with a broad forehead to the nostrils
-Nostrils should be well open, lips thick and jaw strong looking
-Eyes should be bright and alert
-Horned and polled acceptable in both sexes
-Horns growing too close to the face is undesirable
Neck:
-Short, round and broading at shoulders so that where neck and shoulders meet is
not noticeable
-Rams should have a much thicker neck area than ewes
Shoulders:
-Broad, blending smoothly into body
-Rounded and meaty
Chest and Ribs:
-Broad and reach well in front of legs
-Wide chest cavity
-Ribs should stand well out and be well rounded
Back, Loin, and Rump:
-Long, thick back muscle with firm flesh
-Loin is broad, roundish, strong
-Rump is broad well muscled, fairly long but can taper back a bit
Feet and Legs:
-Legs are well muscled and thick, muscle reaching far down towards the hock
-Feet are short, thick, straight and squarely placed
-Pasterns are strong, angling about 45 degrees to the ground
Fleece:
-There should be a lot of wool
-White fleece, but colored accepted and often preferred
-Wool is dual coated; fine. waivy undercoat called thel and long, coarse corkscrewy
outercoat called tog.
-Kemp in wool is undesirable
Skin:
-Pinkish
Serious Defects:
-Badly twisted legs |
