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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 Merinizzata Italiana is a modern Italian breed of dual-purpose sheep from southern Italy. [1]: 246 [2] It was created in the twentieth century by cross-breeding local Italian stock with imported Merino breeds from France and Germany. It is reared in central and southern Italy, principally in Abruzzo.
[3]: 881 It is a hair sheep – its coat is of hair, not wool; [4]: 30 this is a common adaptation to tropical environments. It is likely that it derives at least in part from African breeds of sheep such as the West African Dwarf , and probable that it is related to other American breeds of African origin such as the Barbados Black Belly , the ...
The Tiroler Bergschaf or Pecora Alpina Tirolese is a breed of domestic sheep from the mountainous Tyrol area of Austria and Italy. [ 1 ] : 288 [ 2 ] The name means "Tyrolean mountain sheep". It is raised throughout Austria [ 3 ] and in the autonomous province of Bolzano in Italy.
The Gentile di Puglia is a breed of domestic sheep indigenous to southern Italy. [3] [4] It originates from the Tavoliere di Foggia, a large plain in the northern part of Puglia, and is raised mainly in that region; a few are found in neighbouring regions. [4] The Gentile di Puglia is sometimes known as the Merinos d'Italia, or Italian merino. [4]
The Fabrianese is a modern Italian breed of domestic sheep from the Marche region of central Italy. [ 4 ] [ 2 ] It takes its name from the town and comune of Fabriano , in the province of Ancona . It was created as a dual-purpose breed in the 1960s by cross-breeding local breeds of the Apennines of the Marche with rams of the Bergamasca breed ...
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 Valle del Belice is an Italian breed of domestic sheep from the Valle del Belice, the valley of the Belice river in south-western Sicily, from which it takes its name. [1] [2] It is raised mainly in its area of origin in the provinces of Agrigento, Palermo and Trapani, but is also found elsewhere in Sicily and in southern Italy. [2]