Country
Specie
ISO3
SWE
Language
swed.
Description
The wool is very fine and glossy, and is used for spinning and felting, good for skin-close garments as it doesn't prickle. High quality meat, and the breed produces the highest lamb weight per ewe (in Sweden) due to high fecundity.
Other name
Swedish Finewool, Swedish Finewool
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Additional information comments
Because of the very high fertility, these finewool ewes are often used as mother ewes in cross breeding.
Adaptability to specific environment
This breed is well adapted to all kinds of climate and environments.
Specific reproductive characteristic
The breed is known for its high fertility (2,7 - 2,8 lambs per ewe and year) and a very high milk yield.
Special characteristic of product
Animals of this breed produce two different types of wool, very fine wool without guard wool and the other type is slightly rougher and is called gobelin wool.
Color comments
Sometimes spotted and spreckled.
Efabis main colour
uni coloured: white, black and brown fleeces
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Weight males
85.00
Weight females
60.00
Other specific visible traits
Naturally polled and short tail
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1960
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
local breed; originates from Swedish old native breeds (Nordiskt kortsvansfår)
Year of origin
1920
Import
Some import from Finland (Finnish finewool sheep) during the 20th century, which has not influenced the genetics of the population.
Location within country
country-wide
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
