Merinizzata Italiana

Merinizzata Italiana
Country of originItaly
Distributionsouthern and central Italy
Usedual-purpose, meat and wool
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    70 kg
  • Female:
    55 kg
Height
  • Male:
    79 cm
  • Female:
    69 cm
Skin colourunpigmented
Wool colourwhite
Face colourwhite
Horn statuspolled

The Merinizzata Italiana is a modern Italian breed of dual-purpose sheep from southern Italy.[1]: 246 [2] It was created in the twentieth century by cross-breeding local Italian stock with imported Merino breeds from France and Germany. It is reared in central and southern Italy, principally in Abruzzo.

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