The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin gritted his teeth a little. He hated the bastard who translated the name of sheep's milk in his previous life. Can't East Frisian translate? It just has to be translated into East Friedrich. However, Marin checked the materials in Chinese, and almost forgot that this East Frisian student should be East Frisian...

In short, Marin was cheated by the poor translation. Otherwise, Marin knew that there were high-yield milk sheep breeds under his rule, and he had already vigorously promoted and developed them!

The most wonderful thing is that according to the guards, the base of this kind of local sheep with high milk production is very large. In the vicinity of Norton alone, there are thousands of ewes who are good at milking. As for other places, it is estimated that there are many. Even the coastal area of ​​West Frisia has introduced milk-producing sheep breeds from here as an important supplement to local food. For people in coastal areas of the North Sea such as Norton, their main food is sea fish and goat milk products produced by local sheep.

Interestingly, the residents along the coast of East Frisia are divided into two groups-a group of people who drive fishing boats to go fishing, and are the main body of coastal residents. But there is also a group of people in the coastal area who graze local sheep near the swamp, that is, the milk-producing sheep that Zobi translated as East Fried Raw Sheep, and use sheep milk to make cheese and other food. Then there is an exchange between the two groups - fishermen exchange salted fish with coastal herders for products such as goat's milk cheese and yoghurt. Goat milk products are rich in nutrition, and it is not enough for fishermen to eat fish alone. Therefore, they often exchange salted fish with herdsmen for goat milk products to supplement more comprehensive nutrition. The herdsmen also like salted fish. Because, salted fish has enough salt... The herdsmen can't afford refined salt, but they can eat stinky salty fish to supplement the salt...

Marin suddenly felt a little lucky, why? Because, he almost ordered the abolition of this excellent local milk sheep breed!

After Marin obtained the hybrid breed of Spanish Merino sheep and British fine-wool sheep that produce high-quality wool, Marin has been planning to use this new type of fine-wool sheep to completely replace local sheep.

Fortunately, the total number of new North Sea fine wool sheep is not much at present, and it is still being bred on the pastures in Oldenburg. Otherwise, once the promotion is rolled out, Marin may order the elimination of this native milk-producing sheep. At that time, the world will lose an excellent breed of dairy sheep.

Although it is said that the annual milk yield of the current Dongfoli raw sheep is only five to six hundred pounds at most, which cannot be compared with the 500 to 800 kilograms of later generations. However, this is mainly because people in this era do not pay attention to the cultivation of excellent varieties. If you choose the best batch of rams and ewes to crossbreed and cultivate them carefully for several generations, you will definitely be able to breed stronger milk-producing breeds.

Moreover, according to Marin's estimation, there are tens of thousands of East Frisian sheep in the entire coastal areas of East Frisia and West Frisia, including the Frisian Islands. If you want to breed, it is not only simple, but also easy to scale.

Not only that, sheep reproduce much faster than cows. Sheep can have two babies a year, while cows can only have one baby a year. Moreover, ewes are mated earlier than cows, which is more conducive to the rapid reproduction and expansion of the population.

Speaking of which, Marin admired the Frisian group. Needless to say, the West Frisians in the Netherlands have bred the famous black-and-white cows, which are the world's number one milk-producing overlord. And the East Frisians in Germany are not weak, and later generations also produced the most milk-producing sheep-East Frisian sheep. Moreover, the West Frisians also produced the famous Frisian horse, the Kurisma (this damn translation). It seems that the Frisians are obsessed with milk, and they have bred Holstein and East Frisian sheep, two dominant milk-producing animals in one go. If the Swiss hadn't taken away the honor of the Saanen dairy goat, the Frisians would have taken over the overlord breed of cow and goat milk.

"I'm in Baoshan without knowing it!" Marin suddenly regretted it. He has been in East Frisia for several years, but he didn't know that there are such milk-producing sheep breeds under his control.

However, Marin cannot be blamed for this. The main reason is that later generations goat's milk is indeed not as famous as cow's milk. He was able to know milk sheep, thanks to his ex-girlfriend. However, his ex-girlfriend loves dogs so much that she even sleeps with a dog in her arms. As a result, Marin couldn't do it at night-who the hell would like to have a dick under the bed while sleeping with his girlfriend? Even if it's the mother's, it won't work... Then, the relationship will be over...

It was precisely because of this unpleasant emotional experience that Marin later became an opponent of dog lovers, and even upgraded to an opponent of animal protection...

But this brief emotional experience that annoyed Marin was not without its benefits. At least, Marin remembered the East Fried Sheep, a breed of sheep that produces milk. However, due to the cheating translation, Marin did not react immediately after traveling, and missed several years. Otherwise, a better variety would have been bred by now...

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At this moment, Marin had left the black-and-white cows behind him, and now he only had the East Fried sheep in his eyes.

why? A cow can only conceive once a year, and it takes more than two years for a cow to conceive after birth. But sheep have two babies a year, and ewes can conceive one year after they are born.

Calculated in this way, the speed of calving of sheep is twice that of cows, and the sexual maturity time is half that of cows. The difference in population expansion between the two is at least four times. And, that's not counting the difference in the number of litters born per litter. Ewes tend to have more litters per litter than cows. So, the difference is even bigger.

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Moreover, Marin made another calculation - even if each ewe produces only 500 pounds of milk per year, 50 pounds of goat cheese can be produced according to the ratio of 10:1 of fresh milk and cheese. The annual production of 10 East Fried sheep and ewes can reach 500 pounds of goat cheese, which is definitely enough for an adult's rations for a year, and the nutrition is much higher than that of grain. If you raise 50 Dongfoli raw sheep and ewes, you can feed a family of five (actually the elderly and children can't eat that much, and you don't need that many sheep), and they are also very nutritious.

In addition, raising sheep is much easier than farming. As long as you send a border collie, you can easily raise hundreds of sheep. If you want to engage in colonial expansion, it is actually easier to colonize with milk sheep than to farm. Of course, cheese doesn't cost much in Europe. From an economic point of view, it is still not as good as farming. However, in the early colonization activities, it can provide enough food and nutrition. Plus, it's perfect for a bitterly cold place like the Scottish Highlands. There is no way to cultivate land, and the weather is still cold. However, sheep can still be raised in hilly areas. After all, sheep have long wool to resist cold. As long as they are well taken care of, 50 milk sheep can feed a family of five. Raising more is earning.

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Therefore, after returning to East Frisia, Marin immediately signed an order, ordering all the native sheep with high milk production in the coastal areas of East Frisia and West Frisia to be registered and numbered. Then, follow the official guidelines for breeding selection.

Moreover, in the future, all local milk-producing sheep that have been registered and numbered will never be allowed to be slaughtered privately. Otherwise, go to jail...

After a lot of trouble, a total of 6,000 East Frisian sheep and ewes with an annual milk yield of more than 300 pounds have been registered in the coastal areas of East Frisia and West Frisia, and there are as many as 50,000 sheep of the same type Only.

Although the number of 6,000 milking ewes is a bit small, it is less than the number of black and white cows. However, it can't stand the rapid reproduction of Dongfoli sheep. It is understood that this kind of sheep and ewes can give birth to more than 2 cubs per litter, two litters per year, and the breeding speed is definitely fast enough.

Then, Marin asked someone to select a thousand high-quality milk sheep with an annual milk yield of 500 pounds. They paid a high price for official purchases and placed them in several pastures for further cultivation. As for the remaining 5,000 high-yielding dairy sheep with an annual milk yield of 300 to 500 pounds, they were handed over to the folks for breeding. The principle of breeding is to use the strong male offspring of high-yield milk sheep to breed with the strong female offspring of other high-yield milk sheep to breed better breeds. Then, continue to select the number of excellent varieties and cultivate them until a higher-yielding excellent variety is bred...

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After arranging the breeding of East Fried sheep's milk-producing breeds, Marin still felt something was wrong. After lying in bed and thinking all night, Marin figured it out—milk sheep cannot adapt to the humid climate of the tropics and subtropics. After all, the wool of sheep is too long, and the sweat glands on the sheepskin are not well developed, so it is difficult to adapt to the hot and humid climate.

But goats can adapt to the southern climate. In later generations, sheep were generally produced in the north, while goats were generally raised in the south. Moreover, goats also have a title called Xia Yang. It can be seen that goats are more adapted to the southern climate.

For example, in Marin's colonies in the Americas, it is naturally no problem to raise dairy sheep in temperate regions such as New York. However, in places such as Florida in the south, sheep cannot be raised. Because it's too hot and humid there.

Therefore, if you want to promote dairy goats, you really have to get a dairy goat. The most famous milk goat in later generations is probably the Saanen milk goat.

"Saanen milk goat? Saanen...why does it feel so familiar..."

Marin thought about it carefully, and suddenly discovered that there seems to be a Saanen Plain in Switzerland...

This is not the most important thing, the important thing is that it seems that the Saanen Plain also produces Simmental cattle...

There are two origins of Simmental cattle, namely the Simmental Plain and the Saanen Plain. In this way, the Saaneng Plain actually has two excellent breeds of livestock for later generations...

Although it is the same as the East Fried sheep, it is estimated that no high-yielding dairy goat breed has been bred on the Saanen Plain in Switzerland. But there is definitely a tradition of breeding dairy goats over there. So, Marin ordered—hurry up to send people to the Saanen Plain in Switzerland to find goats with high milk production. All dairy goats with an annual milk production of more than 300 pounds were brought in at high prices. After the introduction, they will focus on optimal cultivation.

In the future, Marlin will raise sheep in the northern temperate zone and goats in the hot and humid south in the American colonies. Goat milk is made into cheese or powdered milk, which is supplied to children all over the country. In the future, milk powder will become a national welfare.

Of course, the breeding of black and white cows will not be given up. After all, milk is also a very good nutritional product. However, due to the problem of reproduction speed, it may not be as fast as the expansion speed of dairy sheep and dairy goats.

At the same time, Marin also ordered that in the southern border county of Scotland, great efforts should be made to breed border collies with black faces to match the sheep industry. After all, with the help of Border Shepherd, it is very easy for a family to raise hundreds of sheep.

"Hey, this is the rhythm for me to become the king of the dairy industry..." Marin rubbed his head.

Images of Niu Gensheng, the boss of Mengniu, and Pan Gang, the boss of Yili, suddenly appeared in Ma Lin's mind...

"Could it be that I am a dignified time traveler, and I came here just to become the king of the dairy industry? It seems a bit worthless..."