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Table 1: Meat and Wool Innovation Type Descriptions

Type Description key chart
Category Code Style Code
MERINO A Superior Spinners        
Speciality   0 1        
Combing F   Best TM Good TM Ave TM Ord/Poor TM  
- Bodywool     1 2 3 4  
Clothing F   Sup/Good Good Average Ord/Poor  
- Bodywool     1 2 3 4  
Open cotts O     Good Average Ord/Poor  
        2 3 4  
HALFBRED A Superior Spinners        
Speciality   0 1        
Combing F   Best TM Good TM Ave TM Ord/Poor TM Poor TM
- Bodywool     1 2 3 4 5
Clothing F   Sup/Good Good Average Ordinary Poor
- Bodywool     1 2 3 4 5
Open cotts O     Good Average Ord/Poor  
        2 3 4  
CROSSBRED F A/BB BB/B B B Minus B/C C
- Bodywool   0 1 2 3 4 5
Open cotts O     B   B/C C
        2   4 5
ALL BREEDS   Sup/Good Good/Ave Average Ave/Poor Poor Disc
    0 1 2 3 4 5
Soft cotts G   1 2 3 4  
Hard cotts H   1 2 3 4  
Lambs Bodywool L 0 1 2 3 4  
Lambs Bls & Pcs M   1 2 3 4 5
Necks N   1 2 3 4  
Pieces P   1 2 3 4 5
Bellies B   1 2 3 4 5
2nd Pcs & Lox S     2 3 4  
Crutchings K 0 1 2 3 4  
Eye clips E   1 2 3    
Dead V     2 3 4  
Black X     2   4  
Brands T     2   4  
Dag D   1 2   4  

 

Breed Descriptors
Code Breed
B Border Leicester
C Corriedale
D Drysdale
E English Leicester
F Finn, Suffolk & Suffolk x, Down
G Cheviot, Ryeland, Polled Dorset
H Halfbred
K Texel
L Lincoln
M Merino
P Perendale
Q Quarterbred
S Southdown
T Borderdale
W Polwarth
X Romney, Coopworth, Crossbred

 

 

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