Nowadays, sheep breeds can be categorized according to what they produce. There are three main categories: wool, meat, and milk.

It’s almost impossible to breed sheep that are great at all three. Good at more than one trait, yes, but not great at ALL three. That is why you have breeds that excel at one of the three main categories.

Merinos, for example, are great wool-producing sheep, but they aren’t that great for producing meat or milk. Suffolk, on the other hand, are great at producing meat, but they aren’t great wool or milk producers. And Lacaune sheep, from France, are great milk producers.