Fries Melkschaap

Fries Melkschaap
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk: 147 
  • DAD-IS (2023): at risk/endangered-maintained
Other names
  • East Friesian
  • Ostfriesisches Milchschaf
Country of origin
  • Germany
  • Holland
Distributionabout 24 countries
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    112 kg
  • Female:
    70 kg
Height
  • Male:
    75 cm
  • Female:
    60 cm

The Fries Melkschaap is a Dutch and German breed of dairy sheep. It originates in the Frisia region, which includes parts of both northern Holland and north-western Germany. It has many names: the German stock is known as the Ostfriesisches Milchschaf, or in English as the East Friesian, the East Friesland Milch or the German Milksheep, while the Dutch equivalent is known as the Friesian Milk or Friesian Milksheep, or less often as the Friesian or West Friesian.: 810  Under suitable management conditions, it is among the highest-yielding of dairy sheep breeds.

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