The Merino is the most economically influential bree of sheep in the world, prized for its wool. Super fine merinos are regarded as having the finest and softest wool of any sheep. Recently the low price of wool has led to more emphasis on the market and sale of the animal's meat. Poll merinos have no horns (or very small stubs, known as scurs), and horned merino rams have long, spiral horns which grow close to the head.