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data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="681" /></a><figcaption>A Swaledale ewe and <a href="/wiki/Mule_(sheep)" title="Mule (sheep)">mule</a> lamb</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Swaledale</b> is a breed of <a href="/wiki/Domestic_sheep" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic sheep">domestic sheep</a> named after the <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire" title="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a> valley of <a href="/wiki/Swaledale" title="Swaledale">Swaledale</a> in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. They are found throughout the more mountainous areas of <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a>, but particularly in the Yorkshire Dales, County Durham, and around the <a href="/wiki/Pennines" title="Pennines">Pennine</a> <a href="/wiki/Fell" title="Fell">fells</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cumbria" title="Cumbria">Cumbria</a>. </p><p>Swaledales are noted for their off-white <a href="/wiki/Wool" title="Wool">wool</a>, curled horns and white around their nose and eyes. They are used for the production of lamb/mutton, the North of England Mule sheep, and as Pedigree breeding stock. Together with the <a href="/wiki/Rough_Fell" title="Rough Fell">Rough Fell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herdwick" title="Herdwick">Herdwick</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dalesbred" title="Dalesbred">Dalesbred</a> sheep, they are one of the four variations associated with the <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">English</a> <a href="/wiki/Lake_District" title="Lake District">Lake District</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Breed_characteristics">Breed characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swaledale_sheep&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Breed characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Well suited to the exposed regions in which they predominantly live, the Swaledales are very hardy, able-bodied, and bold. The ewes make excellent mothers and are known for being able to rear lambs well, even in adverse conditions. They are of a medium build, with black faces marked with bright white around the nose and eyes. Males and females both grow curled horns; however, the male's horns are much larger. Their coats are thick and very coarse, and are considered a uniform white or off-white colour. The wool they produce, although durable, resilient and usable for a number of applications, is worth very little, with the <a href="/wiki/British_Wool_Marketing_Board" title="British Wool Marketing Board">British Wool Marketing Board</a> paying approximately 40 pence per kilo of wool. The marketed fleece and fibre may contain <a href="/wiki/Kemp_(wool)" title="Kemp (wool)">kemp</a> that is not white, so some yarns and prepared fibres from the Swaledale are grey. The sheep are also known for their tender and good-flavoured <a href="/wiki/Lamb_and_mutton" title="Lamb and mutton">lamb and mutton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ssba_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssba-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ssba_history_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssba_history-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-roam_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roam-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chf_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Breed_history">Breed history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swaledale_sheep&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Breed history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Swaledales as a breed are related to <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Blackface" title="Scottish Blackface">Scottish Blackface</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rough_Fell" title="Rough Fell">Rough Fell</a> sheep,<sup id="cite_ref-roam_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roam-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> both of which are also predominant in upland locations in the United Kingdom and noted for their ability to thrive in exposed locations.<sup id="cite_ref-ssba_history_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssba_history-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the specific origins of the breed are unknown, a non-indigenous and exotic ancestor for the Swaledale was considered by two noted names of the eighteenth century, John Naismyth and Charles Findlater. Published in 1796, Naismyth's opinion in <i>Young's Annals of Agriculture</i> was that the origin of the black-faced highland breeds was "impossible to trace".<sup id="cite_ref-archibald_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archibald-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Robert Trow-Smith in his book <i>A History of British Livestock Husbandry, 1700–1900</i> wrote: "... it has already been suggested that this family stood outside the main stream of ancient British sheep..." and that the root of the Swaledale and Scottish Blackface breeds could be the <a href="/wiki/Argali" title="Argali">Argali</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-trow-smith_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trow-smith-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This tenuous link between domestic sheep and the wild <a href="/wiki/Argali" title="Argali">Argali</a> has since been proved to be insupportable due to a significant difference in genetic make-up and number of chromosomes.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the Swaledale, Scottish Blackface, and Rough Fell emerged as distinct breeds, their 17th-century forerunner was the Linton. It was named after the <a href="/wiki/West_Linton" title="West Linton">West Linton</a> market in <a href="/wiki/Peeblesshire" title="Peeblesshire">Peeblesshire</a>, which specialised in selling the hardy Lintons for Scottish Highland and other upland farming.<sup id="cite_ref-trow-smith_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trow-smith-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the beginning of the 18th century, the market is recorded as having sold upwards of 9,000 sheep in a single day, numbers which surely helped establish the breed firmly in upland areas.<sup id="cite_ref-archibald_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archibald-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association was founded in 1919<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and originally consisted of farmers living within a seven-mile radius of the <a href="/wiki/Tan_Hill,_North_Yorkshire" title="Tan Hill, North Yorkshire">Tan Hill Inn</a>, on the North Yorkshire moors. The association is an active organisation point for Swaledale sales, shows, breeding, and products.<sup id="cite_ref-ssba_history_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssba_history-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Farming_and_breeding">Farming and breeding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swaledale_sheep&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Farming and breeding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Swaledale_Tups.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Swaledale_Tups.jpg/220px-Swaledale_Tups.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Swaledale_Tups.jpg/330px-Swaledale_Tups.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Swaledale_Tups.jpg/440px-Swaledale_Tups.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Swaledale Tups</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2015_Swaledale_Sheep.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/2015_Swaledale_Sheep.jpg/220px-2015_Swaledale_Sheep.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/2015_Swaledale_Sheep.jpg/330px-2015_Swaledale_Sheep.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/2015_Swaledale_Sheep.jpg/440px-2015_Swaledale_Sheep.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3970" data-file-height="2836" /></a><figcaption>Swaledale Sheep on Oxnop Scar, a southern tributary of Swaledale</figcaption></figure> <p>There are approximately 1,200 flocks of pedigree Swaledale sheep in the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-chf_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fine pedigree tups (rams) sell for approximately £2,000 to £5,000 on average, though the highest price paid at auction for a prized ram was £101,000. Being a hardy breed, farmers are able to rear their Swaledale flocks in remote and exposed locations, generally without needing to provide indoor accommodation.<sup id="cite_ref-roam_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roam-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sheep produce commercially viable mutton and wool. Swaledale mutton has good flavour and tenderness.<sup id="cite_ref-ssba_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssba-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wool colour and coarseness prevents Swaledale wool from fetching high prices, but its strong and durable properties make it suitable for carpets, rugs, and insulation.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the wool is also used for spinning and knitting of clothing, though on a lesser scale to its other uses.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Swaledale sheep is an official symbol of the Yorkshire Dales.<sup id="cite_ref-roam_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roam-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003, plans were submitted to build a Swaledale sheep visitor centre in <a href="/wiki/Kirkby_Stephen" title="Kirkby Stephen">Kirkby Stephen</a>, Cumbria, declaring Kirkby Stephen as the "spiritual home of the Swaledale sheep". These plans drew strong opposition from the town of <a href="/wiki/Hawes" title="Hawes">Hawes</a>, in Yorkshire, a strong competitor in terms of Swaledale sales, and which had its own plans for a visitor centre.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A control flock of Swaledales has been used to study and develop scrapie-resistant <a href="/wiki/Sheep" title="Sheep">sheep</a>. An infectious, persistent, and spontaneous disease, animals infected with <a href="/wiki/Scrapie" title="Scrapie">scrapie</a> must be quarantined and destroyed. The experimental breeding involved selecting a group of Swaledale sheep with low suspectability to the disease, injecting them with the agents of the disease, and breeding from the survivors. The research has concluded that the offspring of the infected sheep are more able to survive scrapie.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A commercially successful breed, the <a href="/wiki/Mule_(sheep)" title="Mule (sheep)">North of England Mule</a>, has been produced from the Swaledale ewes, by mating with <a href="/wiki/Bluefaced_Leicester" title="Bluefaced Leicester">Bluefaced Leicesters</a>. The offspring of this cross are now one of the most prolific lowland sheep.<sup id="cite_ref-ssba_history_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssba_history-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-roam_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roam-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chf_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chf-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swaledale_sheep&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ssba-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ssba_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ssba_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.swaledale-sheep.com/2010html/breedinfo.html">"The Swaledale Breed Type"</a>. <i>All About Swaledales</i>. 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title="Whitefaced Woodland">Whitefaced Woodland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire_Horn" title="Wiltshire Horn">Wiltshire Horn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Primitive</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boreray_sheep" title="Boreray sheep">Boreray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlemilk_Moorit" title="Castlemilk Moorit">Castlemilk Moorit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hebridean_sheep" title="Hebridean sheep">Hebridean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_sheep" title="Jacob sheep">Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manx_Loaghtan" title="Manx Loaghtan">Manx Loaghtan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Ronaldsay_sheep" title="North Ronaldsay sheep">North Ronaldsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soay_sheep" title="Soay sheep">Soay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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