The Eliottdale is a breed of domestic sheep

Domestic sheep

Sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries...

 originating from Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

. It is a carpet wool

Wool

Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....

 breed raised primarily for its wool. Due to the amount of wool grown by the Eliottdale, it needs to be shorn twice per year.

Characteristics

The wool has a fibre diameter of 38 - 40 microns. At each shearing, the wool is approximately 120 to 200 mm (4.7 to 7.9 in) in length and weighs about 6 kg (13.2 lb). On average, rams weigh 70 kg (154.3 lb) and ewes weigh 58 kg (127.9 lb) at maturity. Rams can be horned or polled (hornless). Ewes are always polled. The breed is uni-colored and white.