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lle De France Sheep

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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LLE DE FRANCE SHEEP

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CHARACTERISTICS

  • White sheep w/ fleece free of pigment
  • Broad w/ good length
  • Very muscular
  • Well balanced body
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WHAT JOB WAS THE BREED INTENDED FOR

  • Breeding
  • Butchering
  • Sheering
  • Maternal qualities/mothering
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HOW DOES ITS CHARACTERISTICS MAKE IT GOOD AT ITS JOB?

  • Ewes will take bottle babys in as there own
  • Lle de france sheep produce a huge amount of meat
  • The males are muscular to protect the herd
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HEALTH PROBLEMS

  • Blue tongue
  • Bloating
  • Copper toxity
Photo by zigazou76
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BLUE TONGUE

  • Transmitted from biting knats
  • Can prevent by getting vaccinated
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BLOATING

  • Is caused by nutrition problems
  • Can be prevented by commercial anti-bloat medications
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COPPER TOXITY

  • Eating the wrong feed
  • Can be fixed by eating more sodium sulfate
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FUN FACTS

  • They were developed at a french university in the 1830s
  • They are a mix of dishley leicester and rambouillet
  • Was originally called the dishley merino

Alainah Engh