At the Annual General Meeting of the Merino Landsheep Society, a new Council was appointed.
Some information on the breed:
The Merino Landsheep is a medium to large sheep with an oval to long polled head with a typical fringe, wide and slightly drooping ears. With its exceptional length and depth and long strong legs, the Merino Landsheep produces a heavy carcass at an early age. It is a sheep with a large but firm frame, good walking ability, and good grazing capacity, well adapted under both extensive conditions with a high fertility rate, good reproduction, high milk production and good wool.
On its large frame, the Merino Landsheep produces medium-strong white wool of Merino characteristics with a length of 75 mm plus at 12 months. The Merino Landsheep is known to produce three lamb crops every two years. The breed produces small lambs for easy births, making it ideal for crossbreeding programmes. Because the Merino Landsheep is known for its larger frame, ability to produce a carcass with relatively little fat, evenly spread over the carcass, the breed is one of the more popular breeds in a fat lamb production system.
The outstanding characteristics of the Merino Landsheep are the breed’s temperament, superb carcass quality, top performance in feedlots, and excellent pure white wool that can easily be crossed with any other wool breed.
Contact the office at admin@merinolandskaap.co.za or phone 082 353 8425 for more information.
