Drenthe Heath

Drenthe Heath Sheep
Other names	Drents Heideschaap
Country of origin	Netherlands
Use	vegetation management
Traits
Weight	Male: 50 kg (110 lb); Female: 45 kg (99 lb);
Height	Male: 52 cm (20 in); Female: 47 cm (19 in);
Horn status	Rams are horned and ewes can have horns or are polled (hornless)
	Sheep; Ovis aries;

The Drenthe Heath Sheep (Drents Heideschaap, Dutch) is a domesticated breed of sheep originating in the Netherlands. It is raised primarily for vegetation management.[1]

It is said to be the oldest surviving breed of sheep in Europe. Approx. 4000BCE they were introduced to Drenthe. The breed probably came with settlers from France.[2]

References

"Drents Heideschaap/Netherlands". Breed data sheet. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
Administrator. "English breed description". www.drentsheideschaap.nl. Retrieved 2016-12-25.

External links

Nederlandse Fokkersvereniging het Drentse Heideschaap

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[DADIS-1] "Drents Heideschaap/Netherlands". Breed data sheet. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System. Retrieved 2014-08-04.

[2] Administrator. "English breed description". www.drentsheideschaap.nl. Retrieved 2016-12-25.