Bavarian Forest

The Bavarian Forest, the successor of the Bavarian Zaupel, is decreasing in popularity and appears in the Bavarian herdbook only since 1987. Nevertheless it is an old and once wide-spread breed in its native region. It is a small to medium sheep, mostly white, though brown and black animals do occur.

The fleece contains a mixture of fibers: kemp, hetero type, and wool fibers. Forest sheep are aseasonal. They usually lamb 3 times in 2 years.Their fertility amounts to about 180 percent. They are a hardy, weather and disease-resistant breed. They have good mothering ability.

Breed category: rare, landrace, double-coated