Savoiarda
| Other names | razza di Courgné |
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Traits | |
| Weight | Male: 65–75 kg |
| Female: 60–65 kg | |
| Wool color | off-white |
| Face color |
white, black tip to nose, black "spectacles" |
| Notes | |
| triple-purpose, meat, milk and wool | |
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Sheep Ovis aries | |
The Savoiarda or razza di Courgné is a threatened breed of upland sheep from the province of Turin, in Piemonte, north-west Italy.[1][2] The few remaining breeders are in the Val Chisone, the Val di Susa, the Valli di Lanzo and the Val Pellice.[2] The origins of the breed are not clear; it appears to be related to the Thônes et Marthod breed from Savoie. Out-crossing to other breeds including the Biellese and the Frabosana have reduced the productivity of the breed, caused a loss of morphological characteristics, and contributed to its decline.[2] It is also threatened by the industrialisation of the lower Val di Susa.[3] 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 the total number for the breed was 120.[4]
References
- ↑ Breed data sheet: Savoiarda/Italy. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 274–275.
- ↑ 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. 74. Accessed September 2013.
- ↑ Consistenze Provinciali della Razza R3 SAVOIARDA Anno 2012 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed September 2013.
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