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Sheep: Suffolk

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

Recognized breeding operation

Monitoring

Year Number of living female breeding animals Number of living male breeding animals
1997 6479 422
1998 6748 431
1999 5225 388
2000 5944 410
2001 5929 392
2002 5864 382
2003 5694 388
2004 6338 373
2005 5186 332
2006 4926 379
2007 4519 210
2008 4641 224
2009 4733 253
2010 4386 259
2011 4327 307
2012 4105 283
2013 4303 396
2014 4423 337
2015 4677 309
2016 4634 339
2017 4794 368
2018 4721 371
2019 4907 360
2020 3975 238
2021 4270 231
2022 4318 218

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Origin and distribution:
without regional focus
Colour:
white
Horn status:
hornless
Shape of ears:
Lop 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:
> 400 g
Lambing results in %:
150 - 200 %
Fleece weight in kg:
über 4 kg
Wool fineness in μm:
31 - 35 Mikron