Fine wool across several color patterns

The American Romeldale/CVM Association applies the same underlying breed standard to Romeldale and California Variegated Mutant sheep, with differences in color and markings. Its standard connects a sturdy, freely moving animal with a dense, bright fleece that remains uniform across the body.

The wool description calls for defined crimp, softness and the absence of kemp or hair. It gives a typical staple length of three to six inches and an average fiber-diameter range of approximately 20.6–24.9 micrometers. These figures describe the standard’s fleece expectations rather than a laboratory measurement of every sheep.

White Romeldales, natural-colored Romeldales and CVMs provide different visual possibilities within this breeding framework. The CVM description requires badger markings; other naturally colored Romeldales can have different patterns. Color therefore needs to be considered together with fleece quality and the animal’s structure. The association also places pedigree traceable to the original Sexton or Eidman flocks at the center of its registration definition.