MERINO SHEEP BREED

PRESENTED BY: GIBE ROLAND P. JALINON

3BSA-A, AS MAJOR 2
OUTLINE

■ MERINO SHEEP PROFILE OVERVIEW

■ PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC
■ EWE BREEDING AND MILKING INFORMATION
■ BENEFITS OF MERINO WOOL
■ WOOL PRODUCTION
MERINO SHEEP PROFILE OVERVIEW
Country of Origin: Spain,13TH TO 14TH CENTURY

It was Spanish breeders that introduced English

sheep breeds that were then bred with local sheep
breeds to produce the Merino sheep in the 13th
and 14th centuries.

Other Names: None

Breed Size: Medium

Main Purpose: Wool

Temperament: Docile and easy to manage

Ideal Climate: Heat, Cold, Most climates

 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC

SHEEP EWE RAM

⇒
Breed 57 to 82 kgs 80 to 107 kgs
Weight:
Breed Unclear – they are a medium Unclear – they are a medium
Height: size size
Hair: Soft, fine, strong, dense and Soft, fine, strong, dense and
uniform in length uniform in length
Ears: Small earls that stick out to Small earls that stick out to
the side of the head the side of the head
Horns: If they have horns, they are If they have horns, they are
curled tight against their head curled tight against their head
Matures 10 weeks/15 months or 15 10 weeks to 15 months
at age: years
Puberty 5 to 12 months 5 to 7 months
Age:
Breeding 18 months 1 year
Age:
Breeding They can breed throughout Cover 5 to 10 Ewes in 1
Traits: the year season
EWE BREEDING AND MILKING INFORMATION
Breeding Period/cycle: Usually lasts 24 to 36 hours

Estrous cycle: Ave. 17 days/13 to 19 days

Gestation Period: Usually, around 150 to 155 days but most gestation is 152
days

No. Lambs/Litter: 1 to 2 (twins)

Lactation Period: Usually, around 150 to 240 day but most are milked for
180 days

Milking From: 4 to 6 weeks after lambing

Milk Quality: Good

Milk Ideal for: Lambs

■ LIGHT-WEIGHT AND SUPERSOFT
■ SUPER BREATHABLE
■ MANAGES MOISTURE
■ ANTIBACTERIAL
■ ODOR RESISTANT
■ WINKLE RESISTANT
WOOL PRODUCTION

SHEEP ⇒ EWE RAM

Age they 6 to 8 months 6 to 8 months

Produce from:

Approx. Length: 6.35 to 10 cm 6.35 to 10 cm

Microns: 22 to 17 22 to 17

Approx. Around 5.4 to 9 kgs a Around 11 kgs a

Quantity: year year
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