meat from the Soay is lean, tender and low in cholesterol. It has a stronger flavour with a gamey taste when compared to more common sheep breeds. Crossing with larger breeds, such as the Suffolk or Mule, can produce larger carcasses which will be lean and still retain much of the flavour. The Soay is very similar to another feral type from the island of Lítla Dímun in the Faroe Islands, which became extinct in the mid-nineteenth century, partially due to overhunting. References External links Study discovers secret of Scottish sheep evolution Soay Sheep Society of the UK The Sheep of St Kilda Animal breeds on the RBST Watchlist Fauna of St Kilda, Scotland Sheep breeds Sheep breeds originating in Scotland St Kilda, Scotland Feral sheep