Bond sheep

Bond sheep are an Australian sheep breed that was developed around 1909 near Lockhart, New South Wales by Thomas Bond when he mated Saxon-Peppin Merino ewes to stud Lincoln rams for primarily wool production.

[1] The resulting progeny was selected on the basis that they would be more suited to the Riverina environment.

Bond are easy care, plain bodied sheep that produce white, long stapled, high yielding wool of about with a diameter of 22 to 28 microns with a fleece weight of about 7–8 kg (15–18 lb).

Stud rams may weigh up to 150 kg (330 lb) under good conditions.

Stud animals have been exported to China, New Zealand and Russia.