# Assaf sheep

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{{Short description|Breed of sheep}}
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{{Infobox sheep breed
| name          = Assaf
| image         = Assaf sheep.jpg
| image_alt     = Assaf in south [Hebron](/source/Hebron)
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| 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>
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| use = Meat, milk
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| skincolor = 
| woolcolor     = White
| facecolor     = White
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}}

'''Assaf''' is a [breed](/source/breed) of domesticated [sheep](/source/sheep) from [Israel](/source/Israel). The Assaf sheep is the product of crossbreeding the [Awassi](/source/Awassi) and [East Friesian](/source/East_Friesian_(sheep)).<ref name="Sheep101"/>

The Assaf is a dual purpose breed, raised for both [milk](/source/milk) and [meat](/source/Lamb_and_mutton).<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](/source/Agricultural_research_in_Israel)
*[Sheep husbandry](/source/Sheep_husbandry)
*[Agriculture in Israel](/source/Agriculture_in_Israel)

==References==
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Category:Sheep breeds
Category:Animal breeds originating in Israel

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