Assaf sheep

{{Short description|Breed of sheep}}

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{{Infobox sheep breed

| name = Assaf

| image = Assaf sheep.jpg

| image_alt = Assaf in south Hebron

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| country = Israel{{cite journal |vauthors=Pollute GE, Gootwine E |title=Reproductive performance and milk production of Assaf sheep in an intensive management system |journal=Journal of Dairy Science |volume=87 |issue=11 |pages=3690–703 |year=2004 |pmid=15483153 |doi=10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73508-0 |doi-access=free }}

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| use = Meat, milk

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| woolcolor = White

| facecolor = White

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Assaf is a breed of domesticated sheep from Israel. The Assaf sheep is the product of crossbreeding the Awassi and East Friesian.

The Assaf is a dual purpose breed, raised for both milk and meat.

{{cite web

|url=http://www.sheep101.info/breedsA.html#Assaf

|title=Assaf

|work=Sheep Breeds A - Ba

|publisher=Sheep101.info

|accessdate=2009-05-13}} Both sexes display white and are unicolored.

{{cite web

|url=http://dad.fao.org/

|title=Assaf/Israel

|work=Breed data sheet

|publisher=Domestic Animal Diversity Information System

|accessdate=2009-05-13}}