Lambing
rate of Purebred Ewes and Their Crosses
Breed PB Crossbred Ewe Composition
Rambouillet 1.50 25 50 50 25 25
Dorset 1.70 50 25 25 25 50
Texel 1.85 25
Suffolk 1.95 25 50
Finn sheep 2.90 25 50
Romanov 4.00 25 50
Mature ewe 1.78 1.73 1.96 2.32 2.33 2.94
Whole
flock 1.58 1.60 1.76 2.08 2.09 2.63
Leymaster, Meat Animal Research Center
