Animals:
Grandpa Klaus has been regretting our sheep with love and passion since 1980. There are currently around 18 ewes with their lambs at our farm all year round. Furthermore "Oscar" our sheep ram belongs to the herd.
Agriculture
Agriculture: Black-brown mountain sheep breed description 2005 / sheep breeding association
BREED DESCRIPTION
Black-brown mountain sheep (SBS)
Spirited, dark, medium-sized and very fertile mountain sheep in the color shades black or brown (Elb). Good mother properties, milk and meat performance. Head medium long, with wide mouth; straight nose line desirable, especially for ewe; Ears of medium length and worn; hornless; Head and legs unwanted, shiny black or brown hairy.
Race origin:
Very old Swiss breed, mentioned in the 14th century, originating from various local land strikes. Originally it was used to produce dark, fine, high quality wool. Racial unification did not emerge until the beginning of the 20th century. Consistent selection resulted in an early and very fertile breed. The breeding progress was developed without crossbreeding by other breeds. Maximum heterosis effect at crossbreeding.
Herd book inventory:
approx. 15% of the entire herd book inventory. The first official description was made in 1925.
Breeding goal:
Resistant, healthy, free from hereditary defects, high adaptability
Average production time of the ewe: 6 years
Good mothering properties, high milk yield, early ripeness, vigorous and ready for fattening: ripeness at the age of approx. 10 months, high lamb growth capacity, quality lamb when slaughtered (milk-toothed), good meat yield (at least T3)
Flawless fleece, fineness 2-3, 3.0 cm in 180 days
Good mountain mobility
Ability of high roughage intake and utilization
The breeding goals should be achieved in a natural way
Lambing:
Asaisonal; is the most fertile breed in Switzerland. First lambing at 15 months.
Fertility:
1.5 lambs per litter with an intermediate lamb time of approx. 290 days, i.e. 2.2 lambs per mother animal per year, or up to the age of 3 years: 5 lambs = performance label * 3 to 5 years: 5 lambs = performance label *
Standard / overall appearance
1.Type (format)
Body harmonious, robust, with good growth, pronounced sexual characteristics; healthy udder; Head and legs with shiny black hair (or brown for “elb”),
unwanted (exception: little lambswool); Tail may only be docked according to the Federal Animal Protection Ordinance.
Minimum mass for adult animals:
Height at withers: ♂ 75 cm Weight: ♂ 85 kg
♀ 66 cm ♀ 65 kg
Head and neck:
Head polled (both sexes), medium length, with wide mouth; Tooth position on or against; straight nose line desirable (especially for ewe), ears medium and worn; Muscled neck, shoulder and withers well connected.
Chest, shoulder and withers:
Chest long and wide; deep with good rib curvature; Shoulder tight; Withers wide and closed.
Back, loin, belly and leg:
Broad, firm and well muscled, straight upper
Line; Loin broad, strong and well muscled, good flank depth; Belly of medium size with small hunger pits; Pelvis of medium length, broad and slightly subtracted; Leg regularly muscled.
2. Foundation
Limbs, position and gait:
Limbs dry, flat, not too fine and well placed; Ankles slightly angled; Restraints of medium length, well carried and slightly springy; Claws dark, hard, not completely closed; Gait correct, spacious and agile.
3. Wool
Whole body evenly woolen from the line of the ears to the knees and ankles; Limits of the udder joint to the elbow joint, ear, neck and tail attachment. Fleece dense, balanced, with a firm stack. Fleece uniformly black or brown (elf). At the age of 18 months, white wool hair tolerated occasionally. Fineness: F 2–3, at least 2.5 cm stack length for puncturing.
Beauty mistake:
Head and legs very lightly woolen (weak in lambs
Tolerance tolerated)
from 18 months a lot of white wool hair
unkempt animals
Reasons for exclusion (grade 1):
1. Assessment or up to 18 months:
Congenital:
Type:
single-sided
Dwarfism
uneven jaw length, tooth position
Horn (movable, immovable and / or remote)
Foundation:
worn shackles
extreme deformity
Wool:
mixed colored wool
Prick hair and twine in the fleece as well as excessive awn hair
Acquired:
Tail not twisted according to the Federal Animal Welfare Ordinance
Breed specific:
Racial impurity (color deviations)
white wool hair in fleece
Head and legs heavily padded
white claws
Do not judge:
Sheep without ear tag
Additionally for intercantonal exhibition markets:
Animals with diseases and injuries such as:
Claw rot
Lip grind
Gem blindness
Udder diseases and injuries
A line
STDs
severely emaciated animals
heavily polluted animals (clunking)
Agriculture
Agriculture: Black-brown mountain sheep breed description 2005 / sheep breeding association
BREED DESCRIPTION
Black-brown mountain sheep (SBS)
Spirited, dark, medium-sized and very fertile mountain sheep in the color shades black or brown (Elb). Good mother properties, milk and meat performance. Head medium long, with wide mouth; straight nose line desirable, especially for ewe; Ears of medium length and worn; hornless; Head and legs unwanted, shiny black or brown hairy.
Race origin:
Very old Swiss breed, mentioned in the 14th century, originating from various local land strikes. Originally it was used to produce dark, fine, high quality wool. Racial unification did not emerge until the beginning of the 20th century. Consistent selection resulted in an early and very fertile breed. The breeding progress was developed without crossbreeding by other breeds. Maximum heterosis effect at crossbreeding.
Herd book inventory:
approx. 15% of the entire herd book inventory. The first official description was made in 1925.
Breeding goal:
Resistant, healthy, free from hereditary defects, high adaptability
Average production time of the ewe: 6 years
Good mothering properties, high milk yield, early ripeness, vigorous and ready for fattening: ripeness at the age of approx. 10 months, high lamb growth capacity, quality lamb when slaughtered (milk-toothed), good meat yield (at least T3)
Flawless fleece, fineness 2-3, 3.0 cm in 180 days
Good mountain mobility
Ability of high roughage intake and utilization
The breeding goals should be achieved in a natural way
Lambing:
Asaisonal; is the most fertile breed in Switzerland. First lambing at 15 months.
Fertility:
1.5 lambs per litter with an intermediate lamb time of approx. 290 days, i.e. 2.2 lambs per mother animal per year, or up to the age of 3 years: 5 lambs = performance label * 3 to 5 years: 5 lambs = performance label *
Standard / overall appearance
1.Type (format)
Body harmonious, robust, with good growth, pronounced sexual characteristics; healthy udder; Head and legs with shiny black hair (or brown for “elb”),
unwanted (exception: little lambswool); Tail may only be docked according to the Federal Animal Protection Ordinance.
Minimum mass for adult animals:
Height at withers: ♂ 75 cm Weight: ♂ 85 kg
♀ 66 cm ♀ 65 kg
Head and neck: polled head (both sexes), medium length, with a wide mouth; Tooth position on or against; straight nose line desirable (especially for ewe), ears medium and worn; Muscled neck, shoulder and withers
well connected.
Chest, shoulder and withers:
Chest long and wide; deep with good rib curvature; Shoulder tight; Withers wide and closed.
Back, loin, belly and leg:
Broad, firm and well muscled, straight top line; Loin broad, strong and well muscled, good flank depth; Belly of medium size with small hunger pits; Pelvis of medium length, broad and slightly subtracted; Leg regularly muscled.
2. Foundation
Limbs, position and gait:
Limbs dry, flat, not too fine and well placed; Ankles slightly angled; Restraints of medium length, well carried and slightly springy; Claws dark, hard, not completely closed; Aisle correct, spacious
and agile.
3. Wool
Whole body evenly woolen from the line of the ears to the knees and ankles; Limits of the udder joint to the elbow joint, ear, neck and tail attachment. Fleece dense, balanced, with a firm stack. Fleece uniformly black or brown (elf). At the age of 18 months, white wool hair tolerated occasionally. Fineness: F 2–3, at least 2.5 cm stack length for puncturing.
Beauty mistake:
Head and legs very lightly woolen (weak in lambs
Tolerance tolerated)
from 18 months a lot of white wool hair
unkempt animals
Reasons for exclusion (grade 1):
1. Assessment or up to 18 months:
Congenital:
Type:
single-sided
Dwarfism
uneven jaw length, tooth position
Horn (movable, immovable and / or remote)
Foundation:
worn shackles
extreme deformity
Wool:
mixed colored wool
Prick hair and twine in the fleece as well as excessive awn hair
Acquired:
Tail not docked according to the Swiss Animal Welfare Ordinance
Thread
Breed specific:
Racial impurity (color deviations)
white wool hair in fleece
Head and legs heavily padded
white claws
Do not judge:
Sheep without ear tag
Additionally for intercantonal exhibition markets:
Animals with diseases and injuries such as:
Claw rot
Lip grind
Gem blindness
Udder diseases and injuries
A line
STDs
severely emaciated animals
heavily polluted animals (clunking)