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It is commonly used to make cultured <a href="/wiki/Dairy_product" title="Dairy product">dairy products</a>, such as cheese. Some of the most popular sheep cheeses include <a href="/wiki/Feta" title="Feta">feta</a> (Greece), <a href="/wiki/Pecorino_romano" title="Pecorino romano">pecorino romano</a> (Italy), <a href="/wiki/Roquefort" title="Roquefort">Roquefort</a> (France) and <a href="/wiki/Manchego" title="Manchego">Manchego</a> (Spain). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sheep_breeds">Sheep breeds</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sheep_milk&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Sheep breeds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Specialized dairy breeds of sheep yield more milk than other breeds. Common dairy breeds include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Friesian_sheep" class="mw-redirect" title="East Friesian sheep">East Friesian</a> (Germany)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarda_sheep" title="Sarda sheep">Sarda</a> (Italy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacaune_(sheep)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lacaune (sheep)">Lacaune</a> (France)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Milk_(sheep)" class="mw-redirect" title="British Milk (sheep)">British Milk Sheep</a> (UK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chios_sheep" title="Chios sheep">Chios</a> (Greece)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awassi_sheep" class="mw-redirect" title="Awassi sheep">Awassi</a> (Syria)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assaf_sheep" title="Assaf sheep">Assaf</a> (Israel)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zwartbles_sheep" class="mw-redirect" title="Zwartbles sheep">Zwartbles</a> (Friesland, Netherlands)</li></ul> <p>In the U.S., the most common dairy breeds are the East Friesian and the Lacaune.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meat or wool breeds do not produce as much milk as dairy breeds, but may produce enough for small amounts of cheese and other products. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Milk_production_period">Milk production period</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sheep_milk&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Milk production period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:World_Emissions_Intensity_Of_Agricultural_Commodities_(2021).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/World_Emissions_Intensity_Of_Agricultural_Commodities_%282021%29.svg/220px-World_Emissions_Intensity_Of_Agricultural_Commodities_%282021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/World_Emissions_Intensity_Of_Agricultural_Commodities_%282021%29.svg/330px-World_Emissions_Intensity_Of_Agricultural_Commodities_%282021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/World_Emissions_Intensity_Of_Agricultural_Commodities_%282021%29.svg/440px-World_Emissions_Intensity_Of_Agricultural_Commodities_%282021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="257" data-file-height="244" /></a><figcaption>Sheep milk has the third highest CO2 emissions intensity of any agricultural commodity.</figcaption></figure> <p>Female sheep (ewes) do not produce milk constantly. Instead, they produce milk during the 80–100 days after lambing.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sheep naturally breed in the fall, which means that a majority of lambs are born in the winter or early spring. Milk production decreases and eventually stops when lambs are weaned or the days are shorter.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Milk cannot be produced year-round.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through the use of <a href="/wiki/Controlled_internal_drug_release" title="Controlled internal drug release">controlled internal drug release</a> (CIDR), ewes can be bred out of season. CIDR drugs contain <a href="/wiki/Progesterone" title="Progesterone">progesterone</a>, which is slowly released into the bloodstream, bringing the animal into <a href="/wiki/Estrous_cycle" title="Estrous cycle">estrus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this way, ewes can be bred at different times throughout the year, providing farms with a year-round supply of milk. </p><p>Meat and wool breeds of sheep lactate for 90–150 days, while dairy breeds can lactate for 120–240 days. Dairy sheep can produce higher yields of milk per ewe per year. Dairy sheep can produce 400–1,100 lb (180–500 kg) of milk per year while other sheep produce 100–200 lb (45–91 kg) of milk per year. Crossbred ewes produce 300–650 lb (140–290 kg) of milk per year.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products_made_from_sheep's_milk"><span id="Products_made_from_sheep.27s_milk"></span>Products made from sheep's milk</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sheep_milk&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Products made from sheep's milk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Sheep_milk_cheese" title="Sheep milk cheese">Sheep milk cheeses</a> include the <a href="/wiki/Feta" title="Feta">feta</a> of <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roquefort" title="Roquefort">Roquefort</a> of France, <a href="/wiki/Manchego" title="Manchego">Manchego</a> of Spain; <a href="/wiki/Serra_da_Estrela_cheese" title="Serra da Estrela cheese">Serra da Estrela</a> from <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>; <a href="/wiki/Pecorino_Romano" class="mw-redirect" title="Pecorino Romano">pecorino Romano</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a> word for sheep is <i>pecora</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Pecorino_Sardo" class="mw-redirect" title="Pecorino Sardo">pecorino Sardo</a> of <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>; <a href="/wiki/Pag_cheese" title="Pag cheese">Pag cheese</a> of Croatia; <a href="/wiki/%C4%A0bejna" title="Ġbejna">Ġbejna</a> of Malta; and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gomolya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gomolya (page does not exist)">Gomolya</a> of Hungary; and <a href="/wiki/Bryndza" title="Bryndza">Bryndza</a> (<i>Slovenská bryndza</i> from <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Br%C3%A2nza_de_burduf" class="mw-redirect" title="Brânza de burduf">brânza de burduf</a> from <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Bryndza_Podhala%C5%84ska" title="Bryndza Podhalańska">Bryndza Podhalańska</a></i> from <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Whey_cheese" title="Whey cheese">Whey cheeses</a> are also made from sheep's milk: various <a href="/wiki/Ricotta" title="Ricotta">ricottas</a> of Italy (but the best-known are made from buffalo milk); <a href="/wiki/Anthotyros" title="Anthotyros">anthotyros</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mizithra" title="Mizithra">mizithra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manouri" title="Manouri">manouri</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Xynomizithra" title="Xynomizithra">xynomizithra</a> of Greece (often with goat milk mixed in); various <a href="/wiki/Requeij%C3%A3o_Serra_da_Estrela" class="mw-redirect" title="Requeijão Serra da Estrela">requeijão</a> in Portugal. </p><p>In Greece, <a href="/wiki/Yogurt" title="Yogurt">yogurt</a> is often made from sheep's milk. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nutrition_by_comparison">Nutrition by comparison</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sheep_milk&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Nutrition by comparison"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sheep_milker.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Sheep_milker.JPG/250px-Sheep_milker.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Sheep_milker.JPG/500px-Sheep_milker.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Mechanical sheep's milker, <a href="/wiki/South_Island" title="South Island">South Island</a>, New Zealand</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Milk composition analysis, per 100 grams<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Constituents </th> <th>Unit </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Cow" class="mw-redirect" title="Cow">Cow</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Goat" title="Goat">Goat</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Domestic_buffalo" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic buffalo">Water buffalo</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Sheep" title="Sheep">Sheep</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Water </td> <td>g </td> <td>87.8 </td> <td><b>88.9</b> </td> <td>81.1 </td> <td>83.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Protein </td> <td>g </td> <td>3.2 </td> <td>3.1 </td> <td>4.5 </td> <td><b>5.4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fat </td> <td>g </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>3.5 </td> <td><b>8.0</b> </td> <td>7.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>—Saturated </td> <td>g </td> <td>2.4 </td> <td>2.3 </td> <td><b>4.2</b> </td> <td>3.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>—Mono-unsaturated </td> <td>g </td> <td>1.1 </td> <td>0.8 </td> <td><b>1.7</b> </td> <td>1.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>—Polyunsaturated </td> <td>g </td> <td>0.1 </td> <td>0.1 </td> <td>0.2 </td> <td><b>0.3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Carbohydrate (<a href="/wiki/Lactose" title="Lactose">lactose</a>) </td> <td>g </td> <td>4.8 </td> <td>4.4 </td> <td>4.9 </td> <td><b>5.1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Energy </td> <td>kcal </td> <td>66 </td> <td>60 </td> <td><b>110</b> </td> <td>95 </td></tr> <tr> <td>kJ </td> <td>275 </td> <td>253 </td> <td><b>463</b> </td> <td>396 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cholesterol </td> <td>mg </td> <td><b>14</b> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Calcium </td> <td>IU </td> <td>120 </td> <td>100 </td> <td><b>195</b> </td> <td>170 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Sheep's milk is exceptionally high in fat and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and has a high level of solids,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as compared to other kinds of milk, making it very suitable for cheese-making. In particular, sheep's milk produces much more cheese than the same amount of cow's milk.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sheep_milk&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donkey_milk" title="Donkey milk">Donkey milk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goat_milk" title="Goat milk">Goat milk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mare_milk" title="Mare milk">Mare milk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moose_milk" title="Moose milk">Moose milk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_dairy_products" title="List of dairy products">List of dairy products</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sheep_milk_cheeses" title="List of 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