Merino Karoo Sheep

During the depressed wool markets. The breed is naturally bare breech so they require no mulesing. The dorper sheep selected 15 more karoo bushes than merino sheep while merino sheep selected 16 more grass species.
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It is bred predominantly for its wool and its carcass size is generally smaller than that of sheep bred for meat.

Merino karoo sheep. Merino sheep selected a diet containing between 60 and 65 of the karoo bush species group. The fine grain allows for meat of a delicate flavour and tender texture after cooking. Merino is an excellent forager and very adaptable.

Merino wool is finer than other wools and super comfortable on skin of any age. Merino wool therefore keeps you cool in summer and warm in winter. Merino lamb is genetically lean succulent rich in flavour low in kilojoules and rich in protein iron and vitamins.

Different lines or genotypes within the merino breed exist in south africa mainly differing with regard to skin development pleats and fibre diameter. Merino sheep are medium sized animals with very beautiful appearance. The afrino breed originated in south africa.

They are naturally auto thermo regulated which means they are never too hot or too cold. The merino is a medium frame white wool sheep. Natural heating and cooling just think of a sheep.

South african meat merino samm american rambouillet and german merinofleischschaf have been bred to balance wool production and carcass quality. The afrino sheep has been specifically bred to not only produce a good carcass with lean meat and quality white merino type wool but also bred for exceptional fertility and excellent grazing ability. Dorper sheep on the other hand selected about 90.

And today they are available in many countries almost throughout the world. Merino has been domesticated and bred in ways that would not allow them to. The merino sheep is the foundation stock of many well known and modern sheep breeds.

From these it was clear that dorper sheep were the more generalist grazers of the two breeds grazing more of the woody karoo bushes while merino sheep were the more selective grazers grazing more soft leaved grasses and karoo bush leaves and thin karoo bush twigs du toit 1998. They can be either polled. Rams usually have horns and ewes usually are polled.

Merino landsheep flocks are found scattered throughout the sheep producing areas of the mpumalanga gauteng north west and the free state provinces. Hypo allergenic in other words no itch. Read some more information about this sheep breed below.

The merino landsheep is equally at home in the poorest natural mid mountain grazing region or the best agricultural areas where cultivated pastures abound in the semi arid karoo or the high rainfall areas.