Roussin Sheep

The breed standard

The French breed standard is as follows (source: OSCAR, the recording body responsible for progeny testing the three main sheep breeds in Normandy): Head: Hornless, short, alert, covered with a brown-red hair. The forehead is usually Read more…

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Roussin Sheep

Roussin for the commercial farmer

Certain terminal breeds associated with ‘easy lambing’ are unsuitable for producing maternal replacements. Similarly, certain maternal breeds associated with ‘easy lambing’ rarely produce wether carcases that finish at a commercial grade within the same season without winter keep. Read more…

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