Leicester

Catalogue Type
Livestock, Poultry and Fish Breeds Catalogue
Scientific Name
ovis aries
Family
ovidae
Distinguishing Characters
breed with clean face and legs
white in colorand larger size breed
Category
Livestock
Photo of Livestock/Poultry/Fish Breed
Description
Country/Place of Origin      

Breed Purpose
           united kingdom

Dual-purpose (meat, wool)
Special Notes Large animals, very hardy and strong, robust, well known for their docility and good maternal qualities, ewes are excellent mothers, average lambing percentage is between 165 and 180 percent, the ewes produce enough milk for their lambs, although very large in size but they are very easy to keep and manage, good for both meat and wool production, wool is long and broad crimped, meat is of very good quality, lambs grow relatively faster
Breed Size Large
Weight Mature ram’s average live body weight is between 140 and 175 kg, and the mature ewe’s average live body weight vary from 90 to 120 kg.
Horns No
Climate Tolerance Almost all climates
Color White
Rarity Common