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.
References Katharina Seuser, Klaus Dittrich (2013). Merinolandschaf (in German). aid infodienst. Accessed September 2013.
Breed data sheet: Merinolandschaf/Germany. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed 16 August 2020.
Knut Strittmatter (2004). Die Feinwollrasse Merinofleischschaf in Deutschland - Stand und Probleme (in German). Archiv Tierzucht. 47: 25–35. Archived 28 September 2013.
Christian Mendel, Albert Steiner (2013). Schafrassen in Bayern (in German). Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft. Accessed September 2013.
Further reading
A. Fischer (2003). Deutsche Schafrassen (in German). Stuttgart: Ulmer. pp. 88–118.