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Sheep: Merinolandschaf

Genetic Resource:
Merinolandschaf
Type of genetic:
Breed
Status:
native
Risk category:
Not endangered

Recognized breeding operation

Monitoring

Year Number of living female breeding animals Number of living male breeding animals
1997 15963 330
1998 16954 309
1999 16235 294
2000 15369 295
2001 16790 311
2002 15625 303
2003 17161 342
2004 19495 348
2005 17364 337
2006 15681 337
2007 8030 129
2008 16980 341
2009 18464 489
2010 15891 443
2011 15846 495
2012 12614 242
2013 14617 486
2014 14776 498
2015 15093 536
2016 15399 644
2017 14767 605
2018 14727 651
2019 13828 596
2020 11359 261
2021 11911 246
2022 11855 274

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Origin and distribution:
without regional focus
Colour:
white
Horn status:
hornless
Shape of ears:
Lop ears
Tail:
long
Heat:
non-seasonal
Weight of female animals in kg:
> 90 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
> 100 kg
Daily growth in g/d:
350 - 400 g
Lambing results in %:
150 - 200 %
Fleece weight in kg:
über 4 kg
Wool fineness in μm:
26 - 30 Mikron