Charmoise
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The Charmoise is a French breed of domestic sheep. It was created in the early nineteenth century by , by cross-breeding of Romney stock imported from the United Kingdom with local breeds including the Berrichon du Cher, Merino, and Tourangelle. It is reared for both meat and wool. Breed numbers fell from a peak of approximately in the 1960s to about in 1983, to approximately in 2001, and further to in 2014.
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- 45
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- Height
- 60
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The Charmoise is a French breed of domestic sheep. It was created in the early nineteenth century by , by cross-breeding of Romney stock imported from the United Kingdom with local breeds including the Berrichon du Cher, Merino, and Tourangelle. It is reared for both meat and wool. Breed numbers fell from a peak of approximately in the 1960s to about in 1983, to approximately in 2001, and further to in 2014.
== History ==