Sciara sheep

Sciara
Conservation statusunknown
Other namesMoscia Calabrese
Country of originItaly
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    60–65 kg
  • Female:
    45–50 kg
Wool colorwhite
Face colorwhite
Notes
milk

The Sciara or Moscia Calabrese is an indigenous breed of domestic sheep from the provinces of Catanzaro and Cosenza, in Calabria in southern Italy.[1][2] It is a hardy and frugal breed, well adapted to the poor and stony upland terrain of the area.[3] Sources from the early 20th century describe it as dark-coloured; according to the breed standard, it should be white.[2]

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;[3] the herdbook is empty.[4] The breed numbered about 15,000 in 1983. No numbers have been reported to DAD-IS or published since that date.[1][2]

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