Shetland sheep

Breed of sheep originating from Shetland Islands, Scotland
Taxon sheep_breed Q7495655
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Shetland sheep

Summary

Shetland sheep is a sheep breed[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of sheep_breed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (519 views/month, #2 of 200).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shetland sheep's image is recorded as Shetland sheep moorit.jpg[3].
  • Shetland sheep's instance of is recorded as sheep breed[4].
  • Shetland sheep's subclass of is recorded as sheep[5].
  • Shetland sheep's has use is recorded as wool[6].
  • Shetland sheep's has use is recorded as mutton[7].
  • Shetland sheep's Commons category is recorded as Shetland sheep[8].
  • Shetland sheep's country of origin is recorded as Scotland[9].
  • Shetland sheep's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r5bs4[10].
  • Shetland sheep's location of formation is recorded as Shetland Islands[11].
  • Shetland sheep's described by source is recorded as Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding[12].
  • Shetland sheep's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+62'}[13].
  • Shetland sheep's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+52'}[14].
  • Shetland sheep's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+50'}[15].
  • Shetland sheep's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+38'}[16].
  • Shetland sheep's FAO risk status is recorded as not at risk[17].
  • Shetland sheep's Quora topic ID is recorded as Shetland-Sheep[18].

Why It Matters

Shetland sheep ranks in the top 1% of sheep_breed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (519 views/month, #2 of 200).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. fao-dadis-breed-detail.firebaseapp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . fao.org. fao.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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