Skudde
{{Short description|Breed of sheep}}
{{Infobox sheep breed
| name = Skudde
| image = Skudde Bock.jpg
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| altname = Skudden
| country = Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland
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| use = Landscape grazing, felting, meat
| maleweight = {{Convert|35|kg|lb|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} to {{Convert|50|kg|lb|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}
| femaleweight = {{Convert|24|kg|lb|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} to {{Convert|40|kg|lb|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}
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| woolcolor = White, brown, black or grey
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| horns = Large spiral horns in males; females may be polled (hornless)
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The Skudde (also, East Prussian Skudde, German: Ostpreußische Skudde) is a breed of domesticated sheep from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and Switzerland.
{{cite web
|title=Skudde
|url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/skudde/
|work=Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Science
|accessdate=24 Jun 2014
|date=25 Feb 2002}}
Characteristics
Adult rams weigh between {{Convert|35|kg|lb|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|50|kg|lb|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}. Adult ewes weigh {{Convert|25|kg|lb|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} to {{Convert|40|kg|lb|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}. The wool is white, brown, black and gray. It has fine wool fibers, dispersed with short and course fiber. Lambs typically will have dark red or rust colored markings on their nape of their neck and legs.
{{cite web
|title=Sheep Breeds S - St
|url=http://www.sheep101.info/breedsS.html
|work=Sheep 101
|accessdate=24 Jun 2014
|date=18 Jan 2010}}