In general there are two types of commonly farmed sheep in Indonesia, the local sheep and sheep crosses.
a. local sheep
Local sheep most commonly cultivated as sheep by the community. There are two popular types of local lamb, the lamb's tail is thin and thick tail.
Thin tail sheep have characteristics, small and thin tail; body weight 25-30 kg; large ears pointing downwards; ram horns and females do not; blue color white, black, brown and combinations thereof.
Local sheep's tail has a characteristic thick, thick tail membantuk triangle; botot reach 35-45 kg; large ears leads to the side; males and females are not horns; dominant white coat color.
b. sheep cruciferous
Garut sheep. This is a type of sheep crosses a triangle of local sheep, merino sheep and lamb from South Africa. Sheep produce berpostur dashing. Strapping the chest swelled with large circular horns to protect his head. Garut sheep sheep cultivated as a complaint.
Merino sheep. The lamb comes from Spain. Male body weight can reach 70 kg, 40 kg female. Her body was covered in a thick wool. The ram has a circular long horns.
Texel sheep. Imported from the Netherlands, has been developed in the mountainous areas of Wonosobo, Central Java. The characteristics of Texel sheep is thick curly fur fluffy white, color and black nail nose, small ears leads to the side, body weight can reach 130 kg.
Sheep Batur. There was also the result of crosses between sheep tapos. Many cultivated in the Batur, Banjarnegara, Central Java. Characteristics thick fur, feathers bisal produce 1 kg / head, the weight range 80-150 kg. Type sheep cruciferous / import is usually only suitable in areas where the air is cool with an average temperature below 18oC.
