Ciavenasca
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Ciavenasca | |
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Country of origin | Italy |
Traits | |
Weight | Male: 50 kg |
Female: 42 kg | |
Wool color | white |
Face color | white |
Sheep Ovis aries |
The Ciavenasca is a breed of small sheep from the province of Sondrio, in Lombardy in northern Italy.[1] It is raised in the mountainous terrain of the Val San Giacomo, the Val Bregaglia and the Valchiavenna, from which the name of the breed derives.[2][3] It is raised only for meat; the wool is of very poor quality.[2] It 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.[3]
In 2013 total numbers for the breed were not reported.[4] A population of 3300 was reported in 2003.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Breed data sheet: Ciavenasca. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 200–201.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Le razze ovine e caprine in Italia (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Ufficio centrale libri genealogici e registri anagrafici razze ovine e caprine. p. 52. Accessed September 2013.
- ↑ Consistenze Provinciali della Razza F6 CIAVENASCA Anno 2013 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale dell Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed September 2013.
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