| Askanian | |
| Image Alt: | Askanian |
| Also Known As: | Асканійський, Askaniysky, Асканійська тонкорунна вівця |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Use: | Wool |
| Maleweight: | 115sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 |
| Femaleweight: | 61sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 |
| Femaleheight: | 69sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 |
| Woolcolor: | White |
| Horns: | Rams are horned and ewes can be either horned or polled (hornless) |
Askanian (Ukrainian: Асканійський|Askaniysky, full name: Ukrainian: Асканійська тонкорунна вівця) is a breed of domesticated sheep found in Ukraine. It is a fine-wool breed bred for its wool. It was developed by crossing American Rambouillet with Merinos in the early 1900s.[1]
Both sexes display white and are unicolored. Rams are horned and ewes can be either horned or polled (hornless). On average and at maturity, rams weigh 115sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2. Ewes weigh 61sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2, grow to 69sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 at the withers when mature and have approximately 1.27 lambs per litter. In 1980, there were over 1.6 million.[2]