Southern Alpine Sheep

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Scientific name: Ovis aries

Class: Mammals

Continent: Europe

Habitat: Mountain plateaus and countryside

Diet: Herbivorous

Weight: 50 - 100 kg

Size: 39 - 42 cm

This sheep is of course native to the southern part of the Alps :-)

There are 6 wild species left in addition to the domestic breeds even today. 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 disappeared until a rescue plan was put in place in the early 1980s. The Préalpes du Sud breed originated as its name suggests from the South of the Alps and is the second most common breed in the south-east of France.

Conservation

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated

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The Southern Alpine is a ewe that adapts very well to the heat and provides fleeces (wool) of 1 to 1.5 kg.

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