Berichon du Cher
Berichon du Cher, often written Berrichon du Cher, is a French meat sheep breed from the Berry region of central France. It is a white-faced, polled breed selected for growth, muscling, and use as a terminal or crossing sire. The breed developed from local sheep improved with English meat-breed influence, giving it a practical role in producing lambs with good carcass shape while retaining enough utility for commercial flocks.
Commercial use usually centers on rams that add growth and finish to lambs from maternal ewes. Breeders should watch lambing ease, shoulder shape, feet, and fertility instead of selecting only for bulk. Purebred flocks may maintain performance records for growth, carcass traits, and structural soundness, while wool has limited importance compared with meat. When buying semen, rams, or breeding females, the useful question is how the line performs in a real lamb system, not simply whether it carries the Berrichon name.
Colors: Badgerface, Black, Blackbelly, Broken, Brown, Gray, Grey, Gulmoget, Katmoget, Moorit, Piebald, Red, Roan, Silver, Solid, Spotted, Tan, White, White with Black Points, White with Brown Points
