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The Swedish Peasant Sheep Association represents the interests of individuals breeding Roslag Sheep and is responsible for the breed's conservation. Some owners of Roslag Sheep are members of the Swedish Sheep Breeders' Association, and thus follow the breeding plan for the breed determined by the Swedish National Board of Agriculture. The ...
The Leccese or Moscia Leccese is a breed of domestic sheep indigenous to the Salento peninsula, in Puglia, southern Italy. [2] [3] Its name derives from that of Lecce, the principal city of the peninsula. Like the Pinzirita and the Altamurana, it belongs to the Zackel sheep group. It is a hardy and frugal breed, usually kept in semi-feral herds ...
The Bündner Oberländerschaf (also known as Grisons , Graubünden ) is a domesticated breed of sheep in Switzerland. As of 2007, there were less than 1,100 but the population is increasing and used primarily for vegetation management .
The name means "black-brown mountain sheep". It is one of the four principal sheep breeds of Switzerland. It is present also in Austria, Germany and Italy, and in those countries is known as the Juraschaf. [3] [2] [4] The first official description is from 1925, [5] the breed standard dates from 1941, and the herdbook was established in 1979. [6]
The Merinolandschaf or Württemberger [1] is a breed of domestic sheep derived from the Merino. It constitutes about 30% of the sheep population of Germany [2] and is the most common commercial breed. It descends from the Merino sheep first brought to Saxony in 1765. [3] In 2018 a population of 15,378 was reported to DAD-IS. [4]
The Bagnolese is an Italian breed of domestic sheep from the area surrounding Bagnoli Irpino in the province of Avellino, in Campania in southern Italy. [3] It takes its name from that of the town. It is raised principally in Irpinia, in the Monti Picentini, in the Monti Alburni, in the Piana del Sele and in the Vallo di Diano.
[2]: 288 The Tiroler Bergschaf is one of the forty-two autochthonous local sheep breeds of limited distribution for which a herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders. [4]: 78 In 2013 no total number for the breed was recorded in the herdbook. [5]
The Rouge du Rossillon is a medium fine-wool breed. The males typically weigh 75–100 kg and stand 75–90 cm tall, while ewes normally weigh around 55–65 kg and stand 65–75 cm tall. [ 3 ] In terms of coloration, the Rouge du Rossillon typically has white wool with red colored head and legs. [ 2 ]