Breed: Drents Heideschaap
Species: Sheep
Colour: coat: white and black, except for the totally black animals/ head and legs: white, black, brown and sometimes with spots on legs
Weight: males : 50 kg/ females : 45 kg
Height: males : 52 cm/ females : 47 cm
Country: Netherlands
Description: Drenthe Heideschaap is a native, small sheep breed from eastern Netherlands with some influences of Schoonebeeker.This breed is the only horned heather sheep breed in Netherlands.
History: Year of origin was 1800 and herdbook established in 1987.
Morphology: Rank legs/woolled tail/
Specials: Males have horns. Ewes sometimes with horns, sticks or polled.
Uses: Landscape management
Performance: This breed is reported to have mostly one lamb.