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Sheep: Wiltshire-Horn

Genetic Resource:
Wiltshire-Horn
Type of genetic:
Breed

Recognized breeding operation

Monitoring

Year Number of living female breeding animals Number of living male breeding animals
1998 20 2
1999 35 3
2000 47 8
2001 77 9
2002 69 8
2003 112 14
2004 104 14
2005 149 18
2006 135 11
2007 59 4
2008 50 5
2009 75 9
2010 65 7
2011 67 11
2012 50 10
2013 55 11
2014 51 10
2015 53 9
2016 48 13
2017 57 12
2018 44 11
2019 63 9
2020 73 10
2021 79 9
2022 85 11

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Origin and distribution:
without regional focus
Colour:
white
Horn status:
horned
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
Litter size in number of piglets:
130 - 150 %
Lambing results in %:
Haarschaf