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The Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep or Pomeranian Sheep ((ドイツ語:Pommersches Rauhwollschaf; Pommernschaf; Rauhwolliges Pommersches Landschaf)) is an old domestic sheep breed from the Pomerania region.〔Phyllis G. Tortora, Robert S. Merkel, ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Fairchild Publications, 1996, p.439, ISBN 0-87005-707-3, ISBN 978-0-87005-707-6〕 The first records of similar sheep in Pomerania can be traced to more than 3000 years ago.〔(Site about Pomeranian sheep (in German) )〕〔(Site about Pomeranian sheep (in German) )〕 This breed is raised primarily for meat and vegetation management.〔 〕 ==Characteristics== This breed is polled (hornless), and has a black head with slate-blue or grey wool on the body – lambs are born wholly black. The legs are also covered with wool, and the tongue is blue. The fleece has shorter hairs amongst the longer wool.〔 The breed is very hardy and is able to live outside all year, even raising lambs in the snow. The sheep thrive on poor forage.〔〔Ulrich Koglin, Achim Tacke, ''Landpartie: Im Norden unterwegs'', 2001, pp.47,48, ISBN 3-87706-833-2, ISBN 978-3-87706-833-5〕 Ewes average around in weight, and rams about . The fleece ranges from .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pomeranian Coarsewool」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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