Lacaune sheep are primarily raised for milk. The famous Roquefort cheese(French blue cheese) is made from Lacaune sheep’s milk. The breed is originated from Lacaune in Southern France. Lacaunes are considered one of the best-performing breeds of dairy sheep, second only to the East Friesian.
Lacaune sheep breed information
Lacaune is medium-sized sheep with white fleece, good udder and disease resistance.
The Lacaune sheep are hornless and hardy.
The adult Lacaune ram weighs 90 kg (200 lb) and ewe weighs 75 kg (165 lb).
The ewe produces perfumed, full-fat milk of 280 liters per lactation period of 200 days. The fat is around 7 % and 5.5 % of protein.
Ewe prolificacy is good around 1.6 to 1.7 lambs per birth on an average.
The lambs are fast-growing around 14 kg in the span of 30 days.
Well adapted to the harsh conditions of their native area and also well suited to the rocky terrain.
The Lacaune sheep are excellent grazer and can adapt themselves easily to a variety of range conditions.
Things to know
Today the Lacaune sheep is one of the world’s high milk-producing sheep breeds around 280 liters per lactation. Initially, the average milk production of these animals was only about 70 liters per ewe per annum.
The present population of Lacaune sheep is around 800,000 ewes.
Brief characteristics of Lacaune sheep
| Breed Name | Lacaune Sheep |
| Other Name | |
| Country/Place of Origin | France |
| Breed Purposeamerica | milk |
| Breed Size | medium |
| Weight Ram(Male) | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Ewe(Female) | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Kidding | single or twins |
| Good for Stall Fed | open grazing |
| Climate Tolerance | local conditions |
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