Download Icelandic Sheep articles
The following Icelandic Sheep articles have been provided for download by the Icelandic Sheep Breeders of Britain.
Local Small Scale Production & Processing of Milk from the Native Iceland Goat & Sheep Breeds
A Presentation given to the Terra Madre, World Meeting of Food Communities, Italy in October 2006 by Dr Olafur R Dyrmundsson, Johanna B Thorvaldsdottir, & Thora S Kopsdottir.
Sustainable Farming in a Difficult Climate: The Challenge of Rocks & Weather
Outlines of a Presentation given by Dr Olafur R Dyrmundsson to the Vermont Law School, USA in June 2007.
National Sheep Identification & Control of Contagious Diseases of Sheep in Iceland
Outline of a presentation given by Dr Olafur R Dyrmundsson (the Group's Vice President) at the 29th InterNorden Meeting in Finland in 2006.
Management & Welfare of Sheep on Conventional & Organic Sheep Farms in Iceland
Outline of a presentation given by Dr Olafur R Dyrmundsson (the Group's Vice President) at the 29th InterNorden Meeting in Finland in 2006.
Membership of the British Icelandic Sheep Breeders Group
Membership of the British Icelandic Sheep Breeders Group currently costs just £10 per annum
More about Icelandic Sheep
The Icelandic is a fine-boned, medium-sized sheep, long or short legged, horned or polled in both sexes.
Four-horned sheep exist in Iceland but there are as yet none in the UK.
The Fleece of Icelandic Sheep
Icelandic sheep produce a beautiful dual-coated fleece from which the famous LOPI wool is made.
The fleece consists of two coats, in natural shades of brown, black, grey and white. One fleece can be made up of several shades or colours.
Farmstead Cheesemaking
The art adds the flourishes and the creation of subtle shifts that produce unique and memorable cheese. The science determines how everything meshes together and sets the limits on how far you can shift the process to achieve a specific result. In my mind, the technical aspect grounds the whole process.