Tiroler Steinschaf
| Other names | Pecora della Roccia Tirolese |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Austria |
| Traits | |
| Weight | Male: 90 kg |
| Female: 70 kg | |
| Wool color | grey, black or white |
| Face color | usually black |
| Notes | |
| dual-purpose, meat and wool | |
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Sheep Ovis aries | |
The Tiroler Steinschaf or Pecora della Roccia Tirolese is a breed of domestic sheep from the mountainous Tyrol area of Austria; a few are raised in Italy.[1][2] The name means "Tyrolean rock sheep". It is raised in the states of Tyrol and Salzburg in Austria[1] and in the autonomous province of Bolzano in Italy.[2] It dates from the early 19th century and is the oldest Tyrolean sheep breed.[1]
The Austrian herdbook was established in 1973.[3] The registered population reported for Austria in 2012 was 2780 to 3500,[1] and total numbers are estimated at 12,000.[3]
The Tiroler Steinschaf 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 no total number for the breed was recorded in the herdbook;[4] total numbers are about 60 head.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Breed data sheet: Tiroler Steinschaf/Austria. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
- 1 2 3 Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 290–291.
- 1 2 3 Tiroler Steinschaf (Pecora della Roccia Tirolese): Standard della razza (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Ufficio centrale libri genealogici e registri anagrafici razze ovine e caprine. Accessed September 2013.
- ↑ Consistenze Provinciali della Razza TS TIROLER STEINSCHAF Anno 2013 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed September 2013.