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This breed was specifically developed to readily adapt to the harsh climate and weather conditions native to the Huangchen District of Gansu Province. [2] Both sexes are unicolored and white. Rams are 78 cm tall at the withers, weigh 75 kg and have spiral shaped horns. Ewes are 65 cm at the withers, weigh 40 kg and have scurs or small horns.
The Brecknock Hill Cheviot (also known as Brecon Cheviot and Sennybridge Cheviot) is a domesticated breed of sheep having its origin approximately 400 years ago from Wales. They are a result of crosses with the Welsh Mountain, the Cheviot and the Leicester breeds. [1] This breed is primarily raised for meat. [2] It was introduced into the US in ...
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 Alpines Steinschaf is one of four breeds in the Steinschaf group, the others being the Krainer Steinschaf, the Montafoner Steinschaf and the Tiroler Steinschaf. [5] They are variously thought to have derived from the medieval Zaupelschaf type, or from the older Torfschaf, and are believed to be the oldest sheep breeds of the eastern Alps.
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.
At maturity, rams grow to 64 cm (25 in) and ewes 48 cm (19 in) at the withers. At birth, rams weigh 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) and ewes 2.4 kg (5.3 lb). Normally, ewes give birth to only one lamb at a time, lactate for about 100 days and provide 40 kg (88 lb) of milk with 6.5% fat during that period. [2]
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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.