Lacaune represent an excellent and robust dual purpose breed characterized by good milk performance with high butter fat and milk protein – high daily gains in lambs with a good carcass quality, producing mild tasting, nicely coloured meat.
The Lacaune is a Southern French breed of milking sheep. They are famous as the breed which produces the milk for Roquefort Cheese.
They are good grazers, and do well on the rich organic Laverstoke leys – we will be embarking on a milking programme and aim to be producing a Laverstoke version of Roquefort Cheese in the near future.
