Sopravissana

Sopravissana
Country of originItaly
UseTriple-purpose: meat, milk and wool[1]: 285 
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    66 kg
  • Female:
    50 kg
Height
  • Male:
    70 cm
  • Female:
    60 cm
Wool colourwhite
Face colourwhite

The Sopravissana is a breed of domestic sheep from the province of Macerata, in the Marche in central Italy.[2][1] The name derives from the area of origin, the comune of Visso in the Monti Sibillini; it was traditionally raised mostly in that area, but flocks ranged into Lazio, Tuscany and Umbria.[1] The Sopravissana derives from the cross-breeding of local ewes with Spanish and Rambouillet Merino rams in the 18th century.[2][3] It is larger than the Vissana breed from the same area.[1]

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