The Icelandic sheep is a multi-purpose breed of domestic sheep which are used for meat, milk and also for wool production. As the name suggests, it is from Iceland, and it is one of theNorthern European short-tailed sheep。
该品种展示了一种侥幸形，天然短的尾巴。该品种从与挪威Spelsau相同的股票中，该品种被挪威的Spelsau从拳头定居者（Viking Settlers）在第九和十世纪被带到冰岛。
通过几个世纪，已经为改善冰岛绵羊而努力尝试。而新鲜血液带来的疾病导致灾难带来的少数次尝试。
Genetically today this breed is the same as it was 1100 years ago. Possibly, it is the purest and oldest domesticatedbreed of sheep目前在世界上。阅读下面有关此品种的更多信息。
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冰岛的Sheep Characteristics
The Icelandic sheep are medium sized animals, and are fine boned with open face, legs and udders.
一般来说，它们是短腿和股票的。他们的脸和腿没有羊毛。他们有双涂层的羊毛，他们的羊毛发生在白色和各种其他颜色中。
Their common colors include a range of browns, blacks and grays. This breed has both polled and horned variety, but horned variety is most common.
冰岛绵羊并不是特别高但宽泛，并具有出色的构造肉羊品种。
成熟的冰岛母羊的平均现场体重在68到73公斤之间。成熟的公羊平均现场体重从90到100公斤不同。来自ansi.okstate.edu和维基百科的照片和信息。
Uses
冰岛的sheep are multi-purpose animals. They are used for meat, milk and wool production.
特别说明
The Icelandic sheep are extremely hardy animals. They are very cold hardy and usually left unshorn for the winter. The ewes are excellent mothers with a lambing percentage of 175 to 220 percent.
在冰岛母羊中，多个诞生非常普遍。一种称为称为的品种也存在基因Þoka gene, and ewes carrying it have been known to give birth to triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, and even sextuplets on occasion.
母羊是季节性育种者，并进入10月左右的雌雄，繁殖季节可以持续长达四个月。公羊速度快速成长并达到成熟。它们可能会成熟并早5个月开始繁殖。
众所周知，冰岛绵羊不是一种温和的品种。它们是非常警觉动物，脚踏实地。他们的植绒本能很差，大多数是非常个性化的。他们是非常好的浏览器，通常享受吃brush and wild grasses.
Today the breed is highly valued for both milk and meat production. And they are also very good for wool production. However, review full breed profile of the Icelandic sheep in the following chart.
| 品种名称 | 冰岛的 |
| Other Name | 冰岛：íslenskasauðkindin |
| 品种目的 | Meat, milk and wool |
| 特别说明 | Very hardy and strong animals, well suited to their local climates, extremely cold hardy, ewes are excellent mothers, lambing percentage is around 175 to 220 percent, multiple births are very common, ewes carryingPoka基因已众所周知，曾经生下三胞胎，四点，Quintuplets，甚至塞克莱特斯偶尔，母羊是季节性育种者，母羊进入了十月左右的雌雄，他们的繁殖季节可以持续4个月，rams生长并快速到达成熟，而不是一个温顺品种，非常警示动物，速度快，羊群植入差，大多数动物都是非常个性化的，非常好的浏览器，一般享用吃刷和野草，对肉，牛奶有益，适合羊毛生产 |
| Breed Size | Medium |
| Weight | Rams weight between 90 and 100 kg, and mature ewes body weight vary from 68 to 73 kg |
| 角 | Yes or no |
| 气候耐受性 | 本地性气候 |
| Color | 许多 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Country/Place of Origin | Iceland |
