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Corteno (Di Corteno, Dicorteno)
Breeding history
The sheep breed Corteno is an autochthon Alpine breed from
Lombardy Region. It is found in Brescia Province in the community
of Montana di Valle Camomica, Valle di Corteno, Golgi Edolo, and
Malanno. The breed is considered to be a cultural inheritance of the
region.
Related Breeds
Bergamasca (I)
Description of the Breed
Corteno is a plain white sheep of medium size. It belongs to the
group of Bergamasca-type sheep with lop ears of medium length
and slight Roman head. Both sexes are polled.
Present Importance
The overall population size has been decreasing for many years.
Different institutions have now become active for the conservation
of the breed. In the Val di Corteno which gave the breed its name,
every year on the 15th of August a special traditional dish is prepared,
made from castrated male lambs. It is called "Cus”. At the
moment it is planned to integrate the breed into tourism-activities.
Contact
• ASSONAPA, Viale Palmiro Togliatti, 1587, I-00155 Roma
• APA Brescia, Via Dalmazia 27, I-25125 Brescia
• Dr. Lorenzo Noè, AGER – Agricoltura e Ricerca, Soc. Coop a.R.L.,
Via Druso 10, I-20133 Milano
Special Performances
The wool is of medium quality. Animals are non-seasonal and lamb
three times in two years on the average. 50% of lambs are born as
twins. Main focus is on meat production, whereby fat lambs are
slaughtered at 40 to 50 kg of weight.
Glossary for the German table
Gesamtpopulation / Overall population
Leistungsangaben / Performance data
Anzahl Böcke / Number of rams
Körpergewicht / Body weight
Support
Bestandssituation /
Anzahl weibliche Zuchttiere /
Vliesgewicht / Fleece weight
The EU supports the conservation of Corteno-sheep. Through EU-
Population numbers
Number of breeding females
Ablammergebnis / Lambing percentage
regulation 1257/99, the breed receives funding. It is listed in the
Es existiert keine Kryoreserve /
Herdbuch-Muttertiere /
Widerristhöhe / Withers height
national register (April 2001) of ASSONAPA for endangered goat
There is no cryoreserve
Females in herdbook
Altböcke / Breeding males
and sheep breeds.
Es existiert eine Kryoreserve /
Tägliche Zunahme / Daily gain
Muttertiere / Ewes
There is a cryoreserve
Schlachtgewicht / Trading life weight
Jahr / Year
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