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Poll Dorset - Breed Characteristics

HEAD: Broad, full and open at the nostril, well covered with wool from brow to poll, face white with pink nose and lips free from pigmentation.

EARS: Medium size, white and firm, well covered with hair.

MOUTH: Even, well set jaw with flat chisel shaped teeth, meeting a wide pad with a firm bite.

NECK: Short to medium length and round, well sprung from the shoulders, with no depression at collar, strong and muscular, especially in the Ram.

CHEST: Well forward, full and deep.

FORE FLANK: Full, with no depression behind the shoulders.

SHOULDERS: Well laid and compact.

BACK & LOINS: Broad, long and straight, with well sprung ribs.

QUARTERS: Full, broad and deep with flesh extending to the hocks and well muscled thighs.

TAIL: Well set up in a line with the back, wide, firm and fleshy.

RIBS: Well sprung from the back and deep at the sides.

LEGS: Medium length, well placed at the four quarters and free moving, straight between

PASTERNS: The joints, with strong bone, well woolled to the knees and hocks with pasterns well set up and straight.

WOOL: Fine “down” type wool, dense and firm handling, free from kemp and colour.

COLOUR: White, with pink skin.