Askanian

Askanian is a breed of domesticated sheep found in Ukraine. It is a fine-wool breed bred for its wool. It was developed by crossing American Rambouillet with Merinos in the early 1900s.

Characteristics

Both sexes display a white coat and are unicolored. Rams are horned and ewes can be either horned or polled. On average and at maturity, rams weigh. Ewes weigh, grow to at the withers when mature and have approximately 1.27 lambs per litter. In 1980, there were over 1.6 million.