When we choose to raise sheep, we will encounter some problems, such as what kind of sheep are prolific? What sheep is easier to breed? Next, I will introduce some common sheep breeds for your reference.

1. German Merino sheep

German Merino sheep (referred to as "Demei" sheep) is a kind of sheep with both meat and wool, and it is one of the world-famous breeds with both meat and wool. German merino sheep are produced in Germany and mainly distributed in the agricultural areas of Saxony Free State. German Merino sheep is a cross between British Polikos sheep and Leicester sheep and German Merino sheep.

2. Suffolk sheep

Suffolk sheep is a famous meat breed in the world, which originated in the hilly areas of eastern and southern England. It is a cross between a Qiu Nan ram and a black-faced Norfolk ewe. After strict selection and hybridization, it is named Suffolk County. Now it is widely distributed all over the world and is recognized as an excellent male parent variety with terminal hybridization. It has the characteristics of early maturity, rapid growth and development, good meat production performance, good motherhood of ewes and moderate lambing rate.

4. Dexel sheep

Delserre sheep is a meat breed which was crossed by Lincoln sheep and Leicester sheep on Tessel Island, far from the Dutch coastline, at the beginning of19th century. It has the characteristics of good muscle development and more lean meat. Now the United States, Australia, New Zealand and so on have a large number of breeding, used to produce fat lambs. 65438-0997 Animal Husbandry Institute of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences was introduced from New Zealand, and it was also introduced to Heilongjiang, Ningxia and other provinces and regions in China in the late 1990s, and the introduction effect was good.

3. Hornless Dorset sheep

Hornless Dorset sheep are native to Australia and New Zealand. This breed is bred by crossing Cowley sheep with Dorset sheep, then backcrossing the crossbred sheep with Dorset ram, and then selecting hornless offspring. It was officially registered as a breed on 1954, belonging to a semi-fine wool sheep with both meat and wool. Suitable as the terminal male parent of mutton sheep production. It has the characteristics of docile temperament, easy management, good meat production performance, early maturity, rapid growth and development, perennial estrus, heat resistance and strong adaptability to dry climate.

To sum up, the above are common mutton varieties introduced from abroad.