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单词 Perendale
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Definition of Perendale in English:

Perendale

nounˈpɛrəndeɪl
  • 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.

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