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Swifter
EFABIS Data
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International Name |
Swifter |
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Local Name |
Swifter |
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Location |
Nationwide |
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Breeding females
(year) |
12,000 |
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Trend of population size |
Stable |
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Flock book established |
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Origin – history
The Swifter is a
relatively new breed. It is a composite of local Flemish breeds and
Texel created some decades ago by Wageningen Agricultural University
to improve the productivity of the Dutch sheep. All necessary traits
for a productive sheep are combined in one breed. Those traits are:
• good fertility
• long mating season
• high milk yield
• good slaughter quality
Breed description
The Swifter are
good meat and wool producers. The Swifter is white and polled.
Swifter produce on average 2.5 lambs per litter. 80% of all
yearlings produce 2 or more lambs. On average, all ewes lamb at an
age of 1 year. Lambing usually occurs without problems. Crossing a
Swifter ewe with a Charollais, Suffolk or Texel ram results in good,
fast growing lambs for meat production.
Conservation activities
Conservation
measures currently involve 2 flocks with 8 reproducing males
providing semen for artificial insemination.
Cryopreservation of semen: 3,145 doses (of 42 rams)
Contact:
Name: Swifter
Schapenstamboek:
Contact person: A.J.E.
Bosgoed
Address: Melkleenweg 7
Postal code and city:
7396 BT Terwolde
Country: The
Netherlands
Email:
info@swifter.nl
Website:
www.swifter.nl
(in Dutch only)
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