Corteno

Corteno
Conservation statusFAO (2007): endangered-maintained[1]
Other namesPecora di Corteno
Country of originItaly
DistributionVal Camonica
StandardMIPAAF
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    70 kg[2]
  • Female:
    60 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    77 cm[2]
  • Female:
    73 cm[2]
Wool colorwhite
Face colorwhite
Horn statushornless in both sexes

The Corteno or Pecora di Corteno is a breed of sheep from the Val Camonica, in the province of Brescia in Lombardy, northern Italy.[3] It is raised in the comune of Corteno Golgi, from which it takes its name, and in the neighbouring comuni of Edolo, Malonno and Paisco Loveno, all lying within the Comunità Montana di Valle Camonica.[4][5] 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.[6]

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