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Sheep: Skudde

Genetic Resource:
Skudde
Type of genetic:
Breed
Status:
native
Risk category:
Endangered

Recognized breeding operation

Monitoring

Year Number of living female breeding animals Number of living male breeding animals
1997 658 33
1998 1594 193
1999 1885 202
2000 3871 277
2001 2538 347
2002 2603 344
2003 2569 327
2004 2871 223
2005 2977 216
2006 3398 291
2007 3546 288
2008 3647 368
2009 3634 354
2010 3437 348
2011 3055 321
2012 2722 293
2013 2700 291
2014 2526 258
2015 2246 205
2016 2270 192
2017 2436 203
2018 2658 230
2019 2856 268
2020 2371 175
2021 2773 166
2022 3102 203

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

Description

Origin and distribution:
without regional focus
Colour:
grey,white
Horn status:
Male animals with horns
Shape of ears:
Standing ears
Tail:
short
Heat:
non-seasonal
Weight of female animals in kg:
< 40 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
< 40 kg
Daily growth in g/d:
< 150 g
Lambing results in %:
130 - 150 %
Fleece weight in kg:
2 - 3 kg
Wool fineness in μm:
31 - 35 Mikron