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After World War II, a German breeder publicized the positive traits of the Coburger Fuchsschaf. This renewed interest laid the foundation for the breed's continued existence. In the early 1980s, there were only two registered breeds of Coburger Fuchsschaf. By 1993, there were 34 breeders and over 1,200 breeding ewes and over 50 breeding rams.
The Alpines Steinschaf is one of four breeds in the Steinschaf group, the others being the Krainer Steinschaf, the Montafoner Steinschaf and the Tiroler Steinschaf. [5] They are variously thought to have derived from the medieval Zaupelschaf type, or from the older Torfschaf, and are believed to be the oldest sheep breeds of the eastern Alps.
The Merinolandschaf or Württemberger [1] is a 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. It descends from the Merino sheep first brought to Saxony in 1765. [3] In 2018 a population of 15,378 was reported to DAD-IS. [4]
The Fries Melkschaap is a Dutch and German breed of dairy sheep.It originates in the Frisia region, which includes parts of both northern Holland and north-western Germany. . It has many names: the German stock is known as the Ostfriesisches Milchschaf, or in English as the East Friesian, the East Friesland Milch or the German Milksheep, while the Dutch equivalent is known as the Friesian Milk ...
It is documented as far back as the fifteenth century, but the present German name was not used before 1884; the breed standard dates from 1962. In the past there was some cross-breeding with imported sheep: in the nineteenth century with Bergamasca and Cotswold stock, [4]: 940 and in the twentieth century with the Southdown. [3]: 280
Pages in category "Sheep breeds originating in Germany" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep. The Pomeranian Coarsewool or simply Pomeranian (German: Pommersches Rauhwollschaf; Pommernschaf; Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf) is an old domestic sheep breed from the Pomerania region. [1] The first records of similar sheep in Pomerania can be traced to more than 3000 years ago.
The German Whiteheaded Mutton is a dual-use sheep and is used for both the production of wool and meat. [4] In Germany, the German Whitehead Mutton is commonly grazed along the grassy areas of the North Sea dikes, where they both are fattened off the grass and help to solidify the dikes by trampling and compacting the earth they graze on.