Moutons rouges du Roussillon

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Scientific name: Ovis aries

Class: Mammals

Continent:

, Europe

, Africa

Habitat: Déserts et campagne

Diet: Herbivore

Weight: 50 - 100 kg

Size: 80 - 90 cm

This sheep is highly valued for its fertility and milk.

They are ruminant herbivores that feed on grass, hay and seeds and live between 12 and 14 years. The ewe can give birth to 1 or 2 young after a gestation of 5 months and she nurses them for 6 weeks. Sheep are raised for their meat, their milk (which is made into butter and cheese), their hair (wool) and their skin (leather). The main sheep farms are found in Australia, New Zealand, Patagonia (southern South America), China, India and the United Kingdom. The Rouge du Roussillon breed comes from a North African breed. It was bred in the south of France for its meat but nearly died out until a rescue plan was put in place in the early 1980s.

Conservation

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated

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The Rouge du Roussillon sheep comes from a North African breed. In decline after the 1950s, the breed was saved by a rescue plan set up in 1981.

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