Since the establishment of the first herd, the Il de France breed has had a large number of impressive characteristics. It is because of these qualities that these sheep are generally recognizable throughout the world. Learn all about this great breed of sheep.
This breed is known for its exceptional carcass quality – meat, the extraordinary daily gain of lambs, high fertility and good maternal ability. He has the ability out seasonal mating and lambing in summer and autumn, so that interval reduces lambing to 7-8 months, thus enabling three lambings in two years.
Goals and race
As is the case with most other matters, the Association Ile de France has determined and specific goals.
For example, weigh actuals meat production within given environmental measures as a maximum return quality meat (in other words, the total mass of lamb produced after lactation) per unit metabolic masses of breeding sheep together with wool, of acceptable quality, which additionally contributes to the total net income.
These goals can be obtained continuous selection:
- Efficient production of sheep, for example, fertility (early maturity, good conception, lambing interval, number of lambs born) and motherhood (number of lambs decided and milk production);
- Improved daily increase with an increase in the mass and quality of carcasses and
- Il de Frans rasa je idealno convenient for the fulfillment of these economic goals.
Selection system
The Il de France breed is unique in that it is one of the few breeds that has its own scientifically formed breed selection systemaimed at optimal achievement of economic goals. Participation in official testing is mandatory.
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Constitution
The Il de France sheep is white in color with wool without pigmentation and is famous for the following characteristics of the constitution:
- Deep hull
- Large body format
- Muskulozna
- Well balanced body
Production qualities
Below normal regime the feeding of lambs is small (average 4 kg), and problems during lambing are rare. Thanks to the strength of the lambs and the motherhood of the ewes giving birth mortality lambs is kept to a minimum.
Il de France lambs have excellent abilities increases and with good nutrition, at the age of 42 days, they reach a weight of 19 to 22 kilograms, and at 100 days, from 34 to 41 kilograms of live weight. Therefore, faster sales occur lambs for slaughter (100 days after lambing), during which a larger one can be consecrated attention the rest of the herd.
Quality mesa/trupa
The results confirmed by the relevant institutions undoubtedly show that He of Frans has the following characteristics slaughtered carcass (yield of slaughter was officially raised from 53 percent to 59 percent):
- The topic of excess fat
- Good muscularity
- Larger proportion of meat
Full maturity and mating
A female lamb they can mate at an early age when they reach a body weight of 55 kilograms. This exceptional precociousness enables the breeder to produce lambs for a longer period of time. Mating ability “of sezone” provides the possibility of mating sheep every 7-8 months, or three lambs in two years.
Fertility
Fertility of sheep is in the range of 150 to 170 percent, where in the case of three lambs in two years, the fertility is increased to 220 percent per year. A sheep’s fertility is determined more by its age than by its age season lambs. Well prepared and developed rams they can be released for breeding as early as 10 months of age. Il de France rams are not seasonal “workers”.
Milk and motherhood
For good milkinesssheep raise twins and triplets without difficulty. As a result of extraordinarily developed motherhood, there is a very close connection between mother and lambs.
Sheep can still lamb in age from 9-10 years old, depending on the diet. There was a recorded case of one sheep that gave birth to 29 lambs in 11 years, which proves the mentioned allegations.
Quality won
He by Frans daje white and strong wool (23 – 27 micron) with fleece without pigmentation. The weight of the fleece one-year-old sheep is 3 to 4.5 kilograms, and ram 5-6 kilograms with fibers between 80 and 90 millimeters long. The first generation of crossbreeds with merino sheep produce wool medium quality.
The Ile de France breed can be found in more than 30 countries around the world. The breed is known for its production characteristics in semi-intensive, intensive and extensive growing conditions.
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Crossing
Il de France ram to his descendants transmits exceptional characteristics (conformation, muscularity, good daily gain and so on). It is precisely because of these possibilities that Ile de France is popular with lamb producers. This breed really makes a significant contribution to the production and supply consumers with high-quality lamb meat.
Crossbreed females of the Il de France breed (F1 generation) are highly sought after due to their fertility, milk yield and strong concern for offspring (maternity).
Prepared by: Regional advisory service Bratunac
The text was originally published in Agro Planeta magazine
Source: www.agromedia.rs
