Rya

13:37 Nov 6, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry / sheep
Swedish term or phrase: Rya
A breed of sheep with very long and straight hair
Lena Bjorklund


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4 +1rya
Michele Fauble
3 -1Swedish Rya Sheep
Rosica Dimitrova


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rya


Explanation:
Rya sheep The Swedish Rya sheep originates from both Swedish and Norwegian native breeds. It was developed with the aim of producing long, wavy and shiny ...
www.rala.is/beta/07 Swedish Rya sheep.htm

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-11-06 13:40:04 GMT)
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International breed name: Rya Sheep
Local breed name: Ryafar

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 08:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  RSK
29 days
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1 day 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Swedish Rya Sheep


Explanation:
The Swedish Rya sheep originates from both Swedish and Norwegian native breeds. It was developed with the aim of producing long, wavy and shiny wool, called rya-wool. In the beginning of the twentieth century, there were only small remnants of long wool sheep left in the province of Dalarna. From this basis, a successful restoration of the breed was made. The sheep are white with some occurrence of black and brown individuals. Both rams and ewes are polled with long tails. The wool is uniform, long, wavy and shiny and is often used for making carpets. Adult wither height of rams is 75 cm and 70 cm of ewes. The live weight of rams is 70 kg and ewes is 50 kg. The mean litter size is 2.1 lambs at birth. The population numbers around 2,000 sheep and is stable (year 2000).


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Note added at 1 day 22 hrs 46 mins (2005-11-08 12:24:07 GMT)
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http://www.tiho-hannover.de/einricht/zucht/eaap/descript/612...

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Note added at 1 day 22 hrs 50 mins (2005-11-08 12:28:11 GMT)
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also SWEDISH CARPET WOOL SHEEP
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/rya/


    Reference: http://www.rala.is/beta/07%20Swedish%20Rya%20sheep.htm
Rosica Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian

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disagree  Michele Fauble: 'Swedish' is not part of the breed name. "International breed name: Rya Sheep" www.tiho-hannover.de/einricht/zucht/eaap/descript/612.htm
1 day 21 hrs
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