303:. The head is rather large, with a convex profile. Rams are usually horned, with robust spiral horns; in ewes the horns are small or absent. The ears are narrow and slightly drooping. The face is white with black "spectacles" round the eyes; the muzzle is black, sometimes with white patches, and the legs are white with some black spotting. The coat is off-white.
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characteristics, and contributed to its decline. It is also threatened by the industrialisation of the lower Val di Susa. It is one of the forty-two autochthonous local sheep breeds of limited distribution for which a herdbook is kept by the
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Savoiarda was traditionally a triple-purpose breed, raised for meat, milk and wool. It is now reared mainly for meat. Lambs are slaughtered at a weight of
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The wool is coarse, suitable for making mattresses, with a staple length of about 125–150 mm (5–6 in).
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824:Sheep breeds originating in Italy
394:(in Italian). Milan: Edagricole.
370:Breed data sheet: Savoiarda/Italy
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161:black "spectacles"
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683:Pomarancina
553:Cornigliese
488:Appenninica
237:Val Pellice
229:Val di Susa
225:Val Chisone
74:Val di Susa
69:Val Pellice
59:Val Chisone
27:Other names
813:Categories
703:Saltasassi
668:Pagliarola
568:Fabrianese
533:Ciavenasca
513:Brentegana
503:Bergamasca
498:Barbaresca
483:Altamurana
334:References
318:Ewes give
211:of upland
188:Ovis aries
156:Face color
148:Wool color
778:Vicentina
763:Turchessa
718:Savoiarda
708:Sambucana
693:Quadrella
688:Pusterese
673:Pinzirita
663:Noticiana
613:Laticauda
603:Juraschaf
583:Garessina
578:Frabosana
518:Brianzola
493:Bagnolese
261:Frabosana
215:from the
201:Savoiarda
151:off-white
22:Savoiarda
773:Varesina
678:Plezzana
658:Nostrana
648:Modenese
638:Matesina
598:Istriana
543:Comisana
523:Brigasca
508:Biellese
478:Alpagota
313:12–15 kg
301:67–72 cm
293:68–82 cm
289:55–60 kg
285:65–70 kg
259:and the
257:Biellese
235:and the
221:Piemonte
138:67–75 cm
136:Female:
131:68–82 cm
113:55–60 kg
111:Female:
106:65–70 kg
83:Standard
793:Zerasca
788:Vissana
633:Massese
628:Marrana
618:Leccese
573:Finarda
558:Corteno
297:withers
295:at the
243:History
36:Cuorgné
743:Tacola
733:Sciara
698:Rosset
528:Brogna
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253:Savoie
231:, the
227:, the
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123:Height
104:Male:
98:Weight
93:Traits
87:MIPAAF
713:Sarda
608:Lamon
538:Ciuta
328:2 kg.
219:, in
213:sheep
209:breed
181:Sheep
166:Notes
47:Italy
623:Livo
396:ISBN
324:3 kg
199:The
307:Use
203:or
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