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Sheep: Shropshire

Genetic Resource:
Shropshire
Type of genetic:
Breed
Status:
exotic

Recognized breeding operation

Monitoring

Year Number of living female breeding animals Number of living male breeding animals
1997 1385 102
1998 1298 165
1999 1369 185
2000 1393 119
2001 1339 105
2002 1228 102
2003 1215 102
2004 1047 79
2005 1183 94
2006 1086 99
2007 898 84
2008 958 86
2009 1147 89
2010 1130 109
2011 1034 113
2012 806 103
2013 985 144
2014 1040 138
2015 1023 152
2016 1027 149
2017 1199 150
2018 1239 153
2019 1285 165
2020 932 96
2021 945 94
2022 892 91

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Origin and distribution:
without regional focus
Colour:
white
Horn status:
hornless
Shape of ears:
Standing ears
Heat:
seasonal
Weight of female animals in kg:
50 - 60 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
50 -60 kg
Daily growth in g/d:
250 - 300 g
Lambing results in %:
150 - 200 %
Fleece weight in kg:
3 - 4 kg
Wool fineness in μm:
31 - 35 Mikron