babydoll and southdown

What is the difference?

This seemingly simple question is tricky...

It short, in Australia a Babydoll sheep is a smaller type of Southdown with a woolly head. BSBA breeders are adding coloured wool, patterns, spots and stripes as part of creating a new Babydoll breed. The breed standard describes what a Babydoll should be. If the sheep doesn't have mostly Southdown genetics in the pedigree, it isn't a Babydoll no matter how small, cute and fluffy it might be.

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