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  1. 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 ...
  2. roysfarm.com

    Aug 26, 2024The Finnsheep is a breed of domestic sheep from Finland. It is also called as the Finnish Landrace or simply as Finn.It is one of several Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds which is notable for it's high incidence of multiple births.. The Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds also include the Icelandic, Romanov, Shetland, Spaelsau and several other breeds.
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  4. lammasyhdistys.fi

    The early ancestors of this Finnish landrace breed arrived in Finland during the transitional period between the Neolithic period and Bronze Age, nearly 4000 years ago. The Finnsheep shares a large amount of ancestral genetic material with other North European short-tailed breeds and has developed without interbreeding with more recently ...
  5. raisingsheep.net

    Wool from the Finnish Landrace breed tends to be primarily white, but color variations do exist within this breed and are acceptable. Why Raise Finnsheep? This breed makes excellent mothers and deliver more lambs per ewe than any other sheep breed - a trait which makes them an excellent choice in commercial crossbreeding programs which place ...
  6. finnsheep.org

    Finnsheep Breeders' Association

    https://finnsheep.org

    Finnsheep are a multi-purpose breed. 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 ...
  7. domesticanimalbreeds.com

    Finn or Finnish Landrace: Breed Size: Medium to large: Main Purpose: Meat, wool, milk, skin and landscape management: Can be used for: ... 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.
  8. sheepcaretaker.com

    The Finnish Landrace breed is often referred to as Finnsheep. Finnsheep are a Northern European short-tail sheep breed native to Finland. They are a medium to large breed of sheep that produces milk, meat, and wool. They are known for excellent vision, which is helped by their open, wool-free faces. The wool they provide is of a moderate staple ...
  9. breeds.okstate.edu

    The Finnsheep breed is considered to several hundred years old, the North American breed has predominately white fleece while Finland's can vary in color. ... Finnsheep or Finnish Landrace, as they are their native country of Finland, were first imported to North America by the University of Manitoba, Canada in 1966. ...
  10. nativebreed.org

    Other names: Suomenlammas, Finnish Landrace. Origin: Finland. 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.
  11. Despite that, conservation enthusiasts Pertti Seiskari and Heikki Teiro began searches on finding remains of landrace chicken in Finland. In 1974, the agricultural advisory agency collaborated with Seiskari and published a call to find remains of the Finnish landrace chicken. As a result, one flock was found in South-East Finland.

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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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