The Shetland sheep is a breed of domestic sheep from Scotland. It is a small sized wool-producing breed originating in the Shetland Isles, Scotland. But today the breed is also raised in many other parts of the world. The breed is closely related to the extinct Scottish Dunface breed, and it is part of the Northern European short-tailed sheep group. It is raised mainly for it’s very fine wool, and also used for meat production and conservation grazing. The Shetland sheep breed is classified as a landrace or unimproved breed. The Dunface of the Shetland type has been regarded as

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