Frabosana
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| Frabosana | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Roaschino |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Traits | |
| Weight | Male: 75–85 kg |
| Female: 65–80 kg | |
| Wool color | white |
| Face color | white |
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Sheep Ovis aries | |
The Frabosana is a breed of sheep from the valleys of the Monregalese, the area around Mondovì in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte in north-west Italy.[1] It takes its name from the comuni of Frabosa Soprana and Frabosa Sottana, and was once the most numerous sheep breed of Piemonte.[2][3] Two types are recognised within the breed, the Roaschino in the Ligurian Alps, and the slightly smaller Frabosana raised in the area of Mondovì. The Frabosana 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 4284.[4]
References
- ↑ Breed data sheet: Frabosana. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
- ↑ Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 220–21.
- ↑ 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. 56. Accessed September 2013.
- ↑ Consistenze Provinciali della Razza F0 FRABOSANA Anno 2013 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale dell Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed September 2013.
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