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INTRODUCTION
7 breeds in Switzerland/Liechtenstein, under the regulation is
Liechtenstein integrated to Switzerland.
It stands out that some breeds are very region-specific whereas
some breeds have their area of distribution in 2 or more countries.
The Tyrolese Mountain, for example, is found in Austria and
South Tyrol (Italy). The Brown Mountain is found in Germany and
Austria, in Switzerland as Engadine Red and in South Tyrol together
with the black type as Black-brown Mountain. This breed is not to be
confounded with the Swiss Black-Brown Mountain that has been well
established in Austria as Jura. The remaining population of Alpine
Steinschaf is rebuilt in close cooperation with breeders of similar stock
in Upper Bavaria, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria. The Slovenian
Bovsca ovca is also kept in Italy as Plezzana and in conservation herds
in Austria and Germany as Krainer Steinschaf. The Carinthian
(Kärntner Brillenschaf) from Austria is called "Brillenschaf” in Bavaria;
closely related breeds in Slovenia and Italy are the Jezerzko solcavska
(Seeländer) and Villnösser/Fiemmese, respectively.
rence of a breed in the respective country and is differentiated into
frequent, sporadic or local occurrence.
Breeds are described per country in alphabetical order. The
presentation begins with the mainly German-speaking Alpine region
(Germany, Austria, Switzerland), followed by France, Italy and
Slovenia. On the right side, the text is in German, on the left side in
English.
Cordial thanks to all persons and organisations that helped to compile
this brochure. It is desirable that this documentation helps to
emphasize and appreciate the importance of sheep breeds and in a
special way the features of the individual breeds. All animal keepers
and breeder thus helping to conserve a broad diversity of sheep
breeds deserve very special thanks.
Dr. Christian Mendel, Antje Feldmann
Glentleiten, September 2005
The brochure gives an overview about the breeds in the
individual countries. After a short description of the breed’s history,
similar or same breeds are listed under the headword "Related
Breeds”. More detailed scientific research would certainly show further
interrelations between the breeds. In the description of the breed,
the typical features are listed. "Special Performances” gives a short
summary on essential characteristics and breeding objectives. Under
"Support”, all known governmental support for a breed is presented.
The present situation of the breed with special management conditions
and products is described under "Present Importance”. The
most important contacts are listed under "Contact” whereby the
authors cannot guarantee completeness. The Table includes essential
performance and population data that base on information from
breeding associations or estimations.
The map of distribution shall give an overview on the present
occurrence of the breeds, whereby only the distribution of stock
in the actual Alps is presented. Distribution relates only to the occur-
4 SHEEPBREEDS OF THE ALPS