HISTORY
The
meaning of sheep has varied
Sheep have been kept in the rural areas
of Finland for centuries. Sheep is a
more versatile producer than other
farm animals.
It can provide
• meat
• milk
• wool
• hides
• Sheep can be also used in various
landscape and environment conservation programmes
with outstanding results.
Since 1962 Finnsheep have been exported
to over 40 countries and all of the continents
due to their high prolificacy. There have
been done numerous studies in comparing
the different characteristics of Finnsheep
to dozens of different sheep breeds, in
ten different universities solely in the
United States. There is more information
on Finnsheep than in most of the over 1000
sheep breeds. The genes of Finnsheep have
been used for developing over 20 different
sheep breeds. Finnsheep are used for breeding
purposes due to their fertility gene which
is used for improving the fertility of
other sheep breeds. The breed is used in
meat production crossings as dams or sires
of the dams. |