About Apennine Sheep

rnrnApennine sheeprn(also known as Appenninica, Bariscianese, Chietina Varzese, or Perugina delrnpiano) are white sheep that were found in the 1970's in central Italy, mainlyrnin Toscana, Emilia, Umbria, arche, Abruzzi regions of Italy. They wererndeveloped by crossbreeding the local breed with other Italian or exotic breedsrnsuch as: Bergamasca and Ile-de-France. There are an estimated 250,000 heads,rnspread out over central and southern Italy.

rnrnThey are whiternwith medium-wool that are raised mainly for meat. They are polled and have semi-lopped ears.

rnrnContentrnand photo source: Agraria.org.rnrn