In case you missed what Mary & Bob Pratt -- Elihu Farm wrote at 20:38
-0500 on 051230
Yes, they call the geographic areas this or that Downs. But the
sheepies seem to be called Down.
As I read it the Southdown sheep breed comes from the South Down, the
Hampshire Down sheep breed from the Hampshire Down - and so forth.
Collectively the breeds of sheep from the various Downs are called
Downs breeds.
I can find no evidence that the Aussies or Kiwis call them Ups breeds.
Ron
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