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Border Leicester, Tōtara Estate

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Border Leicester, Tōtara Estate

The Border Leicester was bred in the Scottish Borders from a cross between the Cheviot and the English Leicester. Like the Cheviot, it has a Roman nose, erect ears, and bare face, head and legs. However, it is much larger and has a heavier fleece. The Border Leicester is one of the most fertile of the British breeds.

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Hugh Stringleman and Robert Peden, Sheep farming – Early imports of British sheep breeds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16637/border-leicester-totara-estate (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hugh Stringleman and Robert Peden, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 March 2015.