The Breed Standard is used, not only for judging, but also applies to a good sheep to be used to produce good representative progeny.

Teeswater Sheep Description

Head

Good Broad, Clean head with well developed jaw.
Long Brown nose.
Short Broad teeth meeting the pad.
Low set ears and bright eyes with plenty of width.

Carcase

Long drawn with plenty of width, deep ribs and good hindquarters.

Legs

Straight and well apart with plenty of bone.
Up on the pasterns with sound feet.
Colour broken white and brown.
Leg in each corner.

Wool

Good, clean open lustre staple, not too strong and of medium length, with no black fibres.
Uniform over the whole fleece. This should be fine, long-stapled lustre wool, with no dark fibres in the fleece.
it should be uniform in texture over the whole body.

Style

Upstanding, head held high.
Parades well.
Good general appearance.

Key Characteristics

Size - Large, Ewes 90kg, Rams 120kg
Uses - Crossing Sire, specialist Wool productions
Hardy - Fairly Hardy and can cope with most conditions
Lambing % - Very prolific - 200%
Meat - Lean sheep with well developed hindquarters
Wool - Is in great demand for worsted suiting, knitting wools, as well as blending with other fibres. Staple length 20-30cm, Fleece weight 4 - 8kgs.
Fleeces are in great demand by hand spinners.