Buyer question
Are Lacaune sheep good for milk?
Yes: our Animal Library lists the Lacaune sheep as kept for dairy, meat.
Source: the Lacaune sheep page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Lacaune sheep in the Animal Library
The detail
Lacaunes are dairy sheep from southern France, whose milk makes Roquefort cheese. They are white, hardy and well suited to intensive milking, and in North America they are often crossed with East Friesians for sheep dairies.
- Purpose
- Dairy, meat
- Best fit
- Sheep dairies
- Mature weight
- Ewes 150–200 lb
- Temperament
- Calm, active
- Hardiness
- 4 out of 5 (Hardier than Friesians)
What to weigh
Purebred Lacaunes are scarce in the US, and much stock is upgraded from imported semen. Dairy ewes need twice-daily milking and high-quality feed.