How many sheep breeds start with R?

12 of the 151 sheep breeds in Icillion start with R, for example Romney, Ryeland and Rough Fell.

What is the longest name among sheep breeds that start with R?

The longest is “Rouge de l'Ouest” and the shortest is “Racka”.

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12 sheep breeds start with R, from “Racka” to “Rygja”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.

R is the 5th most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 151 sheep breeds (8%).
Shortest: “Racka”. Longest: “Rouge de l'Ouest”.
3 names have more than one word.
1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many sheep breeds start with R?: 12 of the 151 sheep breeds in Icillion start with R, for example Romney, Ryeland and Rough Fell.
What is the longest name among sheep breeds that start with R?: The longest is “Rouge de l'Ouest” and the shortest is “Racka”.

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