Istriana

Istriana
Conservation status
  • Croatia: FAO (2007): not at risk[1]
  • Italy: FAO (2007): endangered[1]
  • Slovenia: FAO (2007): not at risk[1]
Other names
  • Istarska Ovca
  • Istrska Pramenka
  • Carsolina
Country of originItaly
Distribution
StandardMIPAAF
Usedual-purpose, milk and meat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    65 kg[2]
  • Female:
    52 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    75–80 cm[3]
  • Female:
    70–75 cm[3]
Wool colorwhite
Face colormottled with dark brown
Horn statusspiral horns, females often hornless

The Istriana or Carsolina, Croatian: 'Istarska Ovca', Slovene: 'Istrska Pramenka', is a breed of domestic sheep from Istria and the Karst regions of the northern Adriatic, from north-east Italy to Croatia and Slovenia.[2][3][4][5]

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