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The best sheep breeds in the world

There are many breeds of sheep in the world, because they are crossed with another breed in order to produce a third breed..and this helped the existence of many breeds, so through the following we will get to know the best breeds of sheep in the world:

1. Friesian sheep breed

This strain is considered one of the best strains in the world.. as it is used to cross it with other strains to produce other excellent strains, and the original home of this strain is Germany.

2. The Ile-de-France dynasty

This breed appeared at the end of the nineteenth century in the Île-de-France region.. as a result of crossing the Desley Leicester breed with the Merino Rambouillet breed, and this strain was characterized by the production of an abundant amount of milk, and it also possesses high quality wool.

It should be noted that this breed is located in central and northern France, such as Sainter, Picardy, Ardenne, Champagne, and Burgundy.. After the outbreak of World War II, it was exported to more than thirty-two countries in the entire world, and it represents the best breed of rams in the world.

3. Awlad Jalal sheep breed

The Awlad Jalal sheep breed is considered one of the best sheep breeds in the world, and it is of Algerian origin.. It is noteworthy that it was imported from the Hijaz and Upper Egypt in the 11th century, and this breed is present in central and eastern Algeria, the Wadi Tawil region, the state of Djelfa, and also the state of Sudan.

The sheep of this breed are characterized by being white in color and have wool that covers their entire body up to the knees.. In addition to that they have a prominent belly and the bottom of the neck does not contain wool. The ram has short, spiral-shaped horns that are not present in the ewe.

It has a relatively long and slender tail, and the size of the ears is medium.. The weight of the ewe is about forty-nine kilograms, and as for the ram, it is approximately eighty-one kilograms.

It is worth noting that this breed is adapted to dry places, as it can walk great distances in desert areas and high plateaus, in addition to that it produces a good amount of meat, and it can be crossed with other breeds.

4. The Lacon breed of sheep

The Lacun sheep breed is one of the best breeds in the entire world.. as it produces two hundred and sixty-three liters of milk every one hundred and sixty-seven days, meaning it produces about 1,500 liters every day.

This breed appeared in 1957 when crossing some French sheep breeds.. The sheep of this breed are characterized by their pure white color and long ears, but the ram and ewe do not have horns.

It is worth noting that this breed accepts fattening, and the weight of the rams is about one hundred kilograms. As for the ewe, it weighs approximately sixty-five or seventy-five kilograms.

Knowing the best breeds of sheep in the world is one of the basics when studying the feasibility of a project.. Among the most important sheep are the breed of Lakoun and the sons of Jalal.

Sheep breeds in Egypt

Sheep are among the most capable of agricultural animals to live and produce under different climatic and topographical conditions, which led to the formation of many agricultural types that are suitable for these different conditions. There are many breeds in Egypt, and Egyptian sheep are divided according to their distribution and spread into:

1- The sheep of the northwest coast from Alexandria to Salloum, the most famous of which is the Barqi sheep, and its color is white. The head and the tips of the legs may be black or brown.

2- Lower Egypt sheep, including Rahmani sheep, are brown in color and the color covers all parts of the body and head. Peasant sheep are usually brown or white in color, but the head and the tips of the legs are colored black or brown.

3- Upper Egypt sheep, like the Osimi sheep, in white in color and brown in head. The Saidi sheep range in color from white to dark brown to black. There are also some other breeds of limited prevalence, such as Al-Obaidi sheep, Abu Daleek sheep and others in the southeastern regions of Egypt (the Halayeb triangle - Abu Ramad - Al-Shalatin).