Navajo-Churro - Wikipedia
The Navajo-Churro, or Churro for short, [3] (also American or Navajo Four-Horned) is a breed of domestic sheep originating with the Spanish Churra sheep obtained by the Diné around the …
Navajo Churro Sheep Breed Information, History & Facts
The Navajo-Churro sheep breed was commonly found on the ranches and villages of the Spanish by the Rio Grande. The Navajo Indians raised the Navajo-Churro in areas such as Utah, New …
Navajo-Churro Sheep | Oklahoma State University
Navajo-Churro sheep are descended from the Churra, an ancient Iberian breed. Although secondary to the Merino, the Churra (later corrupted to "Churro" by American frontiersmen) …
Navajo Churro Sheep - The Livestock Conservancy
Navajo-Churro sheep are the result of selective breeding by Native American and Hispanic people using pastoral practices, with varied environmental influences in the semi-arid mesas, valleys, …
What is a Navajo-Churro Sheep - navajosheepproject
The Navajo-Churro is a breed of sheep that lacks the meaty conformation of most of the "improved" breeds such as the Suffolk. The distinct body type of a traditional Navajo- Churro …
Arriola Sunshine Farm – Registered Navajo-Churro Sheep and …
Navajo-Churro Sheep are unique to the valleys, mesas and mountains of the Southwest, primarily the Colorado Plateau and Upper Rio Grande Valley. They are descendent of sheep introduced …
Navajo-Churro Sheep Association
Navajo-Churro sheep are descended from the Churra, an ancient Iberian breed. Although secondary to the Merino, the Churra (later corrupted to "Churro" by American frontiersmen) …
History and Characteristics of the Churro Sheep - Rio Milagro …
All through the 1700s and up until the civil war and the railroad, the Churro sheep was the mainstay of agriculture for New Mexico and was the main economic base for the west and …
Navajo-Churro History | United States | Navajo Sheep Project
Navajo-Churro sheep have some outstanding traits that need to be preserved. These include a strong maternal instinct, abundant milk production, hardiness, lamb survival, parasite and …
Home | United States | Navajo Sheep Project
Back in the early 1970's one man saw a dying breed and with it a culture and people. It is the mission of the Navajo Sheep Project to preserve and breed back Navajo-Churro sheep so they …