The Cotswold is one of the oldest longwool breeds of England. Imported to North America during the 19th century, they were used widely in the US and Canada. After 1920 their numbers declined drastically as markets favored the Merino for wool and the Dorset and Suffolk for meat. The Cotswold is a large docile ewe that is an easy keeper, good mother and best suited to pasture management. The lambs are slow to finish and the ewes are often crossed with Dorset or Suffolk rams to produce a vigorous fast growing meat lamb. (Courtesy CSBA)