Description meat breed for home and industrial breeding, photos, characteristics
Breed sheep White Bergschaf established in Switzerland, and is well adapted to local conditions. These sheep are large, bony, with a rough and dense wool decent length (25 cm). Wool light, medium details, high quality, it is actively used in the manufacture of woolen products. Ready wool output becomes about 70%, of fresh wool can be collected from 8 kg and 6 kg of sheep with sheep. White bergschafy considered tall breed: mature rams can reach 85 cm, and the sheep – 70 cm at the withers. At birth, the lamb can weigh 4-5 kg, and by the age of 4 months to gain 50 kg. Mature specimens can weigh up to 130 kg.
At 8 months, the young sheep and rams are ready for mating. Okachivayutsya adult sheep 1-2 times a year, births are fairly quick and easy. Thanks to fatty and nutritious milk, lambs grow quickly and gain a strong immune system.
Meat White bergschafa highly valued for the taste and no peculiar smell. The layer of fat evenly distributed on all the muscles.
Very calm nature makes it easy to do with sheep. They are picky and easy to find for themselves the good pastures in the summer for additional feeding does not need. White bergschaf feels comfortable on mountain slopes and plains.