Merinolandschaf

Merinolandschaf
	Ewe lamb at about six months
	A ram
Other names	Württemberger
Country of origin	Germany
Use	dual-purpose, meat and wool
Traits
Weight	Male: 125–160 kg; Female: 75–90 kg;
Wool colour	white
Face colour	white
	Sheep; Ovis aries;

The Merinolandschaf or Württemberger^[1] is a German breed of domestic sheep derived from the Merino. It constitutes about 30% of the sheep population of Germany^[2] and is the most common commercial breed of the country. It descends from the Merino sheep first brought to Saxony in 1765.^[3]

In 2018 a population of 15378 head was reported to DAD-IS.^[4]

References

^ Christian Mendel, Albert Steiner (2013). Schafrassen in Bayern (in German). Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft. Accessed September 2013.
^ Katharina Seuser, Klaus Dittrich (2013). Merinolandschaf Archived 9 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German). aid infodienst. Accessed September 2013.
^ Knut Strittmatter (2004). Die Feinwollrasse Merinofleischschaf in Deutschland - Stand und Probleme (in German). Archiv Tierzucht. 47: 25–35. Archived 28 September 2013.
^ Breed data sheet: Merinolandschaf/Germany. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed 16 August 2020.

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