{{Short description|Breed of sheep}} {{pp|small=yes}} {{Infobox sheep breed | name = Assaf | image = Assaf sheep.jpg | image_alt = Assaf in south Hebron | image_caption = | status = | altname = | country = Israel<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Pollute GE, Gootwine E |title=Reproductive performance and milk production of Assaf sheep in an intensive management system |journal=Journal of Dairy Science |volume=87 |issue=11 |pages=3690–703 |year=2004 |pmid=15483153 |doi=10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73508-0 |doi-access=free }}</ref> | distribution = | standard = | type = | use = Meat, milk | maleweight = | femaleweight = | maleheight = | femaleheight = | skincolor = | woolcolor = White | facecolor = White | horns = | note = }}
'''Assaf''' is a breed of domesticated sheep from Israel. The Assaf sheep is the product of crossbreeding the Awassi and East Friesian.<ref name="Sheep101"/>
The Assaf is a dual purpose breed, raised for both milk and meat.<ref name="Sheep101"> {{cite web |url=http://www.sheep101.info/breedsA.html#Assaf |title=Assaf |work=Sheep Breeds A - Ba |publisher=Sheep101.info |accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref> Both sexes display white and are unicolored.<ref name="DADIS"> {{cite web |url=http://dad.fao.org/ |title=Assaf/Israel |work=Breed data sheet |publisher=Domestic Animal Diversity Information System |accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref>
==See also== *Agricultural research in Israel *Sheep husbandry *Agriculture in Israel
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Category:Sheep breeds Category:Animal breeds originating in Israel