Rouge du Roussillon

Rouge du Rossillon
Conservation statusEndangered[1]
Other names
  • Roussillion Red[2]
  • Berberina[1]
  • Rouge du Littoral[2]
Country of originFrance
UseMeat, Wool[3]
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    75-100 kg[3]
  • Female:
    55-65 kg[3]
Height
  • Male:
    75-90 cm[3]
  • Female:
    65-75 cm[3]
Wool colorWhite[2]
Face colorRed[2]
Horn statusBoth Sexes Polled[2]

The Rouge du Roussillon (Catalan: Roig del Rosselló) is an endangered breed of sheep from southern France.[3] It is primarily raised in the French Mediterranean countryside for lamb meat.[4]

  1. ^ a b Ferrando, Ainhoa; Goyache, Félix; Parés, Pere-Miquel; Carrión, Carlos; Miró, Jordi; Jordana, Jordi (13 November 2014). "Genetic relationships between six eastern Pyrenean sheep breeds assessed using microsatellites". Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research. 12 (4): 1029. doi:10.5424/sjar/2014124-6173. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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