Sheep Farming

LVAT Groß Kreutz is a recognized breeding farm for the sheep breeds German Blackheaded Mutton Sheep (SKF) and Merinolandschaf Sheep (ML). For this purpose, a large ewe flock of about 550 animals is kept, half of which are SKF mothers and half ML mothers. The tasks consist of:

• Breeding work
• Landscape management
• Implementation of practical experiments in cooperation with the LELF
• Seminars/ training courses in cooperation with the LELF on:
  • husbandry and feeding
  • Shearing
  • hoof care
  • Grazing