Usage edit

{{Infobox sheep breed
| name          = name of sheep breed
| image         = image.ext
| image_size    = image size
| image_alt     = alt text for image; see [[WP:ALT]]
| image_caption = caption
| status        = conservation status (extinct, critical, endangered, etc.)
| altname       = alternate name; use {{Unbulleted list}} if more than one
| native_name   = name in native language
| native_name_lang = [[ISO 639-3]] language code for language the native name is from
| country       = country of origin
| distribution  = distribution
| standard      = [url Entity]; use {{Unbulleted list}} if more than one
| type          = e.g., upland, lowland, fat-tailed, hair
| use           = e.g., meat, wool, milk, vegetation control
| nickname      = nickname; use {{Unbulleted list}} if more than one
| maleweight    = male weight
| femaleweight  = female weight
| maleheight    = male height
| femaleheight  = female height
| skincolor or | skincolour   = skin colo(u)r
| woolcolor or | woolcolour   = wool colo(u)r
| facecolor or | facecolour   = face colo(u)r
| horns         = horned or hornless
| note          = extra notes
}}
{{Infobox sheep breed
| name          = 
| image         = 
| image_size    = 
| image_alt     = 
| image_caption = 
| status        = 
| altname       = 
| native_name   =
| native_name_lang  = 
| nickname      = 
| country       = 
| distribution  = 
| standard      =
| use           = 
| maleweight    = 
| femaleweight  = 
| maleheight    = 
| femaleheight  = 
| skincolor     = 
| skincolour    = 
| type          = 
| woolcolor     = 
| woolcolour    = 
| facecolor     = 
| facecolour    = 
| horns         = 
| note          = 
}}

Examples edit

Dorper
A Dorper flock
Conservation statusCommon
Country of originSouth Africa
Wool colourMainly black, some white
Face colourBlack
{{Infobox sheep breed
| name          = Dorper
| altname       = 
| country       = [[South Africa]]
| status        = Common
| image         = Point Buchon Trail sheep.jpg
| image_caption = A Dorper flock
| maleweight    = 
| femaleweight  = 
| woolcolour     = Mainly black, some white
| facecolour     = Black
}}

Microformat edit

This template emits a "species" (or "biota") microformat.

The microformat is created by the use of class="biota", and classes for individual taxonomic ranks, such as class="domain" in a span around {{{domain}}} (full list). Please do not change or remove those classes other than as part of development of the microformat. For background information, see microformats on Wikipedia and the microformat specification.

TemplateData edit

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox sheep breed in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox sheep breed

An infobox to describe a breed of sheep

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
namename

Name of the sheep breed

Unknownrequired
Image of the sheepimage

no description

Filesuggested
Size of the imageimage_size

no description

Unknownoptional
image_altimage_alt

no description

Unknownoptional
Image captionimage_caption

no description

Unknownoptional
statusstatus

no description

Unknownoptional
Alternative name(s)altname

no description

Unknownoptional
nicknamenickname

no description

Unknownoptional
countrycountry

no description

Unknownoptional
Distributiondistribution

Where the sheep can be found

Example
Worldwide
Stringoptional
standardstandard

no description

Unknownoptional
Useuse

What the sheep are reared for

Example
Wool
Stringoptional
Male Weightmaleweight

The average weight of the male (ram)

Numbersuggested
Female Weightfemaleweight

The average weight of the female (ewe)

Unknownoptional
Male Heightmaleheight

The average male (ram) height

Numberoptional
Female Heightfemaleheight

The average female (eve) height

Numberoptional
Skin colourskincolor

The skin colour of the sheep

Example
White
Unknownoptional
typetype

no description

Unknownoptional
Wool colourwoolcolor

The colour of the wool

Unknownoptional
Face colourfacecolor

The colour of the face

Unknownoptional
Hornshorns

Is the sheep horned

Unknownoptional
Notenote

Any notes

Unknownoptional