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Merinolandschaf

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Also known as Württemberger

thumb|Flock near Bad Waldsee, in [[Baden-Württemberg]] The Merinolandschaf or Württemberger is a German breed of domestic sheep derived from the Merino. It constitutes about 30% of the sheep population of Germany and is the most common commercial breed of the country. It descends from the Merino sheep first brought to Saxony in 1765.

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sheep
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Germany
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Merinolandschaf
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thumb|Flock near Bad Waldsee, in [[Baden-Württemberg]] The Merinolandschaf or Württemberger is a German breed of domestic sheep derived from the Merino. It constitutes about 30% of the sheep population of Germany and is the most common commercial breed of the country. It descends from the Merino sheep first brought to Saxony in 1765.

In 2018 a population of head was reported to DAD-IS.

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