Country of origin | Italy |
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Traits | |
Weight |
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Wool color | white |
Face color | white |
Notes | |
principally for meat | |
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The Pomarancina is a
breed of domestic
sheep from
Tuscany in central Italy.
[1] It is raised mainly in the
comune of
Pomarance, from which it takes its name, and in the neighbouring comuni of
Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina,
Montecatini Val di Cecina and
Volterra, all in the
province of Pisa;
[2] some are kept in other parts of Tuscany, in the provinces of
Grosseto,
Livorno,
Lucca and
Siena.
[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.
[4]
In 2013 total numbers for the breed were 1727.
[3]
Country of origin | Italy |
---|---|
Traits | |
Weight |
|
Wool color | white |
Face color | white |
Notes | |
principally for meat | |
|
The Pomarancina is a
breed of domestic
sheep from
Tuscany in central Italy.
[1] It is raised mainly in the
comune of
Pomarance, from which it takes its name, and in the neighbouring comuni of
Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina,
Montecatini Val di Cecina and
Volterra, all in the
province of Pisa;
[2] some are kept in other parts of Tuscany, in the provinces of
Grosseto,
Livorno,
Lucca and
Siena.
[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.
[4]
In 2013 total numbers for the breed were 1727.
[3]