The Spælsau is a Norwegian breed or breed grouping of domestic sheep in the Northern European short-tailed group of traditional breeds of sheep.
The sheep derive from the or Old Norwegian Sheep. Two breeds or types are reported: an old type, the ('old Norwegian short-tailed sheep') and the modern ('white short-tailed sheep').
History
A herd-book for the old type was started in 1947.
Characteristics
For the old type, average body weights are for ewes and for rams.
Use Both the old and the modern type of Spælsau may be kept for meat, milk, hides and wool; they may also be used in conservation grazing.
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