Skudde

Skudde

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Other names	Skudden
Country of origin	Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland
Use	Landscape grazing, felting, meat
Traits
Weight	Male: 35 kg (77 lb) to 50 kg (110 lb) Female: 24 kg (53 lb) to 40 kg (88 lb)
Wool color	White, brown, black or grey
Horn status	Large spiral horns in males; females may be polled (hornless)
Sheep Ovis aries

The Skudde (also, East Prussian Skudde, German: Ostpreußische Skudde) is a breed of domesticated sheep from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and Switzerland.

Characteristics

Adult rams weigh between 35 kg (77 lb) and 50 kg (110 lb). Adult ewes weigh 25 kg (55 lb) to 40 kg (88 lb). The wool is white, brown, black and gray. It has fine wool fibers, dispersed with short and course fiber. Lambs typically will have dark red or rust colored markings on their nape of their neck and legs.