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  1. domesticanimalbreeds.com

    Finnsheep take advantage of the short summers due to the long dark Finnish winters. They breed out of season and can lamb all year around. They are highly prolific and tend to have large litters or lambs. ... SHEEP WOOL PRODUCTION INFORMATION; Finnsheep breeds wool has and superb quality of wool with an excellent luster, very silky with a great ...
  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The Finnish Landrace, Finn or Finnsheep is a breed of domestic sheep native to Finland. It is one of several Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds, but is notable for its high incidence of multiple births - it is common for a ewe to have three, four, or even five lambs at once.. The lambs are often small, but are vigorous at birth and grow well. [clarification needed] The lambs mature ...
  3. lammasyhdistys.fi

    The use of Finnsheep supports the preservation of Finnish landrace breeds. It, the Åland sheep, and the Kainuu Grey are all sheep breeds eligible for government support for the raising of landrace animals. This form of government support has been paid out for farmers raising landrace breeds since the year 1995. Breeding goals
  4. • The Finnish Sheep Breeders Association 1.Publishes Sheep & Goat magazine 2. Union for sheep farmers 3. Breeding board mentors ProAgria • Finnsheep ry, • Föreningen Ålandsfåret rf Authory: 1. MMM- ministry of agriculture 2. Ruokavirasto -Finnish food safe authory 3. Ely-centres- work, trafic and envionment authory Digital systems M ...
  5. finnsheep.org

    Finnsheep Breeders' Association

    https://finnsheep.org

    In their native Finland, where they are known as Finnish Landrace Sheep, they are raised for meat, wool and pelts. In the United States, their primary use has been in cross-breeding programs to increase the lambing percentage of commercial flocks. Recently, Finnsheep have been discovered by American handspinners for the color, luster and soft ...
  6. lammasosuuskunta.fi

    The Sheep Cooperative, Suomen Lammasosuuskunta, was established in 1995, initially under the name 'Pohjanmaan lammas- ja vuohiosuuskunta' (The Ostrobothnia Sheep and Goat Cooperative). As our operations expanded nationwide, the name was changed to 'Suomen Lammasosuuskunta' (Finnish Sheep Cooperative). As a collective of producers, we are better equipped to serve our partners. We ...
  7. lammasyhdistys.fi

    For a sheep farm to be profitable, meat production is an important factor. The number and weight gain of lambs birthed and weaned by each ewe are used to determine the ewe's yearly and lifelong production rates. ... ProAgria maintains a monitoring and pedigree register of qualified sheep breeding farms in cooperation with Finnish Sheep ...
  8. sheepcaretaker.com

    The Finnsheep breed is good for wool production. ... Finnish Sheep Breeders Association. Until the inception of the first Finnish Sheep Breeders Association in 1918, no flock books were kept, and no breeding programs were maintained. In 1929, the first herd book was published. Most of the world, besides the Nordic countries, had not heard about ...
  9. lammasyhdistys.fi

    Sheep breeds in Finland. In the year 2020, according to Natural Resources Institute Finland there were 140,200 sheep in Finland, of which 69,500 were ewes. The following graph shows breed distribution among lambed ewes that were tracked by animal recording: The most common sheep breed in Finland is the Finnsheep.

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  1. Finnsheep

    Sheep breed

    The Finnish Landrace, Finn or Finnsheep is a breed of domestic sheep native to Finland. It is one of several Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds, but is notable for its high incidence of multiple births – it is common for a ewe to have three, four, or even five lambs at once. The lambs are often small, but are vigorous at birth and grow well. The lambs mature early and can be mated at six months of age. Ewes commonly breed out of season and some may lamb twice in a year. The breed belongs to the group of Northern European short-tailed sheep, which also includes Shetland, Icelandic, Romanov, Spaelsau, and several other breeds. The Finnsheep is often used in crossbreeding programs to increase lambing percentage, and Finnsheep blood is found in many of the newer breeds. Wikipedia

    Country of originFinland
    Standardhornless, face and legs free of wool, naturally short tail
    UseMeat, Wool, Milk, Landscape Management
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