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MERINOPioneered by Captain John MacArtur in 1797, today's Merinos developed from British Rams and Indian Ewes, Spanish Merinos and then the Saxon Merino strain together with Peppin strain today's Merinos were developed.
The Modern Australian Merino can be classified into 4 main distinct types:
- superfine - fine - medium - strong
Merinos represent 75% of Australia's sheep flock. In 1995/1996 Australia produced 688 million kgs of wool worth $3.5 billion.
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