Coarse-wooly Pomeranian landscape
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The rough wooly Pomeranian sheep is a medium-sized, fine-boned , robust and very old domestic sheep country breed.
description
The weight varies between 55 and 65 kg. Both sexes are polled, which is also a breeding goal. The long spinnable mixed wool is blue-gray to brownish. Occasionally one sees suggested eel marks on the back. The head and legs are not woolly and almost jet black. Only the forehead is lightly woolly. In the male goats, manes develop on the neck, chest, withers or flank with increasing age. In old buck the mane sometimes extends to the front chest. The lambs are always born with black fur. They resemble the black lambs of the Karakul sheep . The heat season is unusually long. It lasts from August to January.
The head is wedge-shaped, tapers towards the front, is rarely coarse and shows a noble shape even in the buck. The breed tends to Roman nose formation. The color of the head should be dark throughout. Often a lighter shade of hair appears on the mouth, which is not considered to be faulty. The head should remain wool-free up to the ears and be hornless. The ears are generally large and taut.
The rough wooly Pomeranian landscape is perfectly adapted to the rough coastal climate. It defies all adverse weather conditions: rain, moisture and cold wind. Even in very wet years, these animals hardly suffer. The low susceptibility to lung worms is emphasized . Heart disease was also not observed.
The wool is particularly suitable for weatherproof sweaters and jackets.
Danger
The breed of sheep became noticeably rarer after the Second World War and threatened to fall victim to the trend towards standardization. The rough-wooly Pomeranian landscape almost completely disappeared from the scene. An undated count had brought it to light: there were 46 nuts, eight yearlings and seven bucks at last. Literally at the last minute, the UN put this old country sheep on the red list of domestic animal breeds threatened with extinction. This happened not least because of the persistent commitment of the expelled Pomeranians , who had found a new home in West Germany.
The Society for the Preservation of Old and Endangered Pet Breeds (GEH) has classified this breed in category III (endangered) of the Red List (status 2019). She has also appointed a caretaker for this breed.
Web links
- Breed description at the Society for the Preservation of Old and Endangered Pet Breeds (GEH)
- Central documentation of animal genetic resources in Germany
- Distribution, breeding goals on Rauhwoller.de
- Website with a breed description
- Breed description at the State Sheep and Goat Breeding Association Mecklenburg-Vorpommern eV
Individual evidence
- ↑ GEH red list , accessed on November 13, 2019
- ↑ GEH website , accessed on November 18, 2019