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Sheep: Weiße Hornlose Heidschnucke

Genetic Resource:
Weiße Hornlose Heidschnucke
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 2250 83
1998 2468 121
1999 2437 109
2000 2491 106
2001 2562 79
2002 2589 123
2003 2686 79
2004 2899 83
2005 2953 89
2006 2916 90
2007 2711 73
2008 2542 70
2009 2586 71
2010 2657 76
2011 2513 62
2012 2669 107
2013 2988 140
2014 3056 116
2015 3428 138
2016 3209 137
2017 3178 137
2018 3238 147
2019 2646 125
2020 1872 79
2021 1726 80
2022 1894 82

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

Description

Origin and distribution:
North Germany
Colour:
white
Horn status:
hornless
Shape of ears:
Standing ears
Tail:
short
Heat:
seasonal
Weight of female animals in kg:
40 - 50 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
70 - 80 kg
Daily growth in g/d:
200 - 250 g
Lambing results in %:
< 130 %
Fleece weight in kg:
2 - 3 kg
Wool fineness in μm:
> 36 Mikron