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At the turn of the new century (2000), there were estimated to be 120 million sheep in Australia. Due to the effects of ongoing drought and lower demand for wool due to the wool stockpile, this figure has gradually fallen to the point where there is currently an estimated 100 million sheep in Australia.
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Merino Sheep are the common sheep in Australia.
There were approximately 180 million sheep.
Australia had the largest flocks of sheep in the world and for many year made large amounts of money exporting wool overseas. As a result of this came the expression that "Australia rode on the sheep's back".
Sheep are not native to Australia - they are an introduced species.
The very first sheep in Australia came with the First Fleet in 1788. However, it is not from these sheep that Australia's huge sheep industry has grown.The Father of Australia's sheep industry is often regarded as John Macarthur. He was a man with a great deal of influence in colonial Australia, and it was he who arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. The first Spanish Merino sheep were brought to Australia in 1796.
Yes. There are sheep stations in South Australia.
Australia has not yet cloned a sheep.
As it is a good farming environment to rear sheep
That would be because there are more white sheep than black sheep in Australia.
John Macarthur is considered to be the father of the sheep industry in Australia. He arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. The first Spanish Merino sheep were brought to Australia in 1796. This type of Merino was a tough sheep which could handle Australia's extreme conditions.
The most famous sheep, if not the most abundant sheep, in Australia is called the Merino.