Île-De-France
Île-de-France sheep are a French meat breed developed from Dishley Leicester and Rambouillet Merino ancestry. They are white, muscular sheep used widely as terminal sires and commercial meat animals, while still carrying a usable fleece. The breed is not a dairy type; its reputation rests on growth, carcass traits, and adaptability to managed pasture, forage-based finishing, or housed lamb systems.
Flock owners often use Île-de-France rams to add muscling and improve market finish in lambs. Selection should still watch lambing ease, feet, ram fertility, ewe maintenance needs, and temperament, especially where the breed is used outside its original environment. Pedigree and performance records are useful because show condition does not always predict commercial lamb output or durable flock performance.
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
