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Definition of Perendale in English: Perendalenounˈpɛrəndeɪl A sheep of a New Zealand breed developed for hilly terrain and farmed for meat and wool. Perendales are good foragers and they look after themselves Example sentencesExamples - His perendales sold for $2 less than last year, and were bought by a Whangamomona farmer.
- Perendale sheep were introduced to the property and cattle were grazed for stock firms, which also helped build up fertility in the pumice.
- We've got 80 Murray Grey breeding cows and about 600 Perendale ewes.
- There is a mixed population of Coopworth, Romney, and Perendale dams.
- I knew from experience that in New Zealand the Dorset is used with great success as a terminal sire on the Perendale.
- The percentages of sheep breeds now in the country are: Romney 59 percent, Coopworth 10 percent, Perendale 7 percent.
- Usually rams have done their dash at five years, but some perendales are still earning their keep at seven and eight years.
- The property boasted a successful Hereford cattle stud and a Perendale sheep stud.
- It's marketed as perendale wool.
- He has turned the farm into an organic operation, specialising in macadamias and avocados, as well as running Perendale sheep.
Origin 1950s: from Sir Geoffrey Peren (1892–1980), who developed the breed by crossing Romneys and Cheviots at New Zealand's Massey University. |