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Sheep: Bentheimer Landschaf

Genetic Resource:
Bentheimer Landschaf
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 1736 83
1998 1887 89
1999 2153 103
2000 2105 96
2001 2499 112
2002 2431 132
2003 2513 117
2004 2339 83
2005 2253 77
2006 2240 96
2007 2120 88
2008 2130 87
2009 2337 178
2010 2580 201
2011 2760 225
2012 2695 104
2013 2649 126
2014 2810 117
2015 3254 155
2016 3559 149
2017 3652 173
2018 3639 150
2019 3738 160
2020 2616 105
2021 2997 121
2022 3129 128

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

Description

Origin and distribution:
East Germany,North Germany
Colour:
white
Horn status:
hornless
Shape of ears:
Standing ears
Tail:
long
Heat:
seasonal
Weight of female animals in kg:
60 - 70 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
90 - 100 kg
Daily growth in g/d:
200 - 250 g
Lambing results in %:
130 - 150 %
Fleece weight in kg:
2 - 3 kg
Wool fineness in μm:
> 36 Mikron