declining breeds of mediterranean sheep

FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH PAPER 8

declining breeds
of mediterranean sheep

by
c. h. brooke
department of geography
portland state university
portland, oregon 97207, usa

and
m. l. ryder
a.r.c. animal breeding research organisation
edinburgh eh93jq, uk
fao consultants

with the assistance of the
united nations environment programme

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INTRODUCTION

LIST OF ALL BREEDS SURVEYED (BY COUNTRY) - TABLE 1

BREED DESCRIPTIONS

A. FINE-WOOLED BREEDS

1. Spanish Merino (Spain) ¹

B. SEMI-FINE WOOLED BREEDS

1. Saloia (Portugal)
2. Levant Red (Spain)
3. Ansotana (Spain)
4. Roncalesa (Spain)
5. Lourdes (France)
6. Aure and Campan (France)
7. Castillon (France)
8. Roussillon Red (France)
9. Peone (France) ²
10. Sambuco (Italy)
11. Garessio (Italy)
12. Carapelle (Italy)
13. Pag (Yugoslavia)
14. Dubrovnik (Yugoslavia)