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Brianzola
Breeding history
Brianzola is regarded as autochthon and was the most widely spread
sheep breed in Lombardy and the Southern foothills of the Alps
before the Second World War. The breed is considered a cultural
heritage of the region. Main area of distribution was the triangle of
Como, Lecco and Monza and east of Como Lake.
Description of the Breed
Brianzola is a large-framed sturdy meat sheep with plain white
wool. The head is relatively small and longish, the nose has a Roman
profile. The lop ears are narrow. Both rams and ewes are polled. The
legs are strong and sturdy. The udder is very well developed.
The Park Monte Barro and a museum in Campanese actively promote
the further distribution of the breed.
Contact
• ASSONAPA, Viale Palmiro Togliatti, 1587, I-00155 Roma
• Associazione della Pecora Brianzola, Via Pedro Vasena 4, 23856 Galbiate
• Dr. Lorenzo Noè, AGER – Agricoltura e Ricerca-Soc. Coop a.R.L.,
Via Druso, 10, 20133 Milano
• R.A.R.E - Associazione R.A.R.E, Dr. Riccardo Fortina, Corso G. Agnelli 32,
I-10137 Turino, fon: 0039-011-67 085 80, e-mail: associazionerare@yahoo.it
www: associazionerare.it
Special Performances
The animals are mostly kept in small herds in family farms. During
the summer they stay on Alpine pastures at an altitude of approx.
1300 m. During the winter they freely roam around the stable. The
breed is strictly seasonal. 80% of lambs are born as twins; triplets
occur quite often. Lambs are sold with 15 to 20 kg.
Glossary for the German table
Gesamtpopulation / Overall population
Leistungsangaben / Performance data
Support
Anzahl Böcke / Number of rams
Körpergewicht / Body weight
There is a special support programme for the breed.
Bestandssituation /
Anzahl weibliche Zuchttiere /
Vliesgewicht / Fleece weight
Population numbers
Number of breeding females
Ablammergebnis / Lambing percentage
Present Importance
Es existiert keine Kryoreserve /
Herdbuch-Muttertiere /
Widerristhöhe / Withers height
The breed is often kept in small herds for meat production, mainly
There is no cryoreserve
Females in herdbook
Altböcke / Breeding males
for own consumption. The wool is sold via regional markets. Thanks
Es existiert eine Kryoreserve /
Tägliche Zunahme / Daily gain
Muttertiere / Ewes
to a private initiative, the breed has gained more importance again.
There is a cryoreserve
Schlachtgewicht / Trading life weight
Jahr / Year
60 BRIANZOLA