Galician, or Ovella galega, sheep are from Galicia region of
Spain.
They are small sheep. Their coat is either all white or
black. The ewes have smaller horns and those are generally diminutive if they
exist at all. While the rams have relatively large horns, in the form of
double-spirals. There are two separate ecotypes, Montana, of the high areas as well as Marinano of the low areas.
Their total population has dwindled significantly, but their
numbers have improved notably in the last few years. Their total number was
4548 in 2012, across 110 farms. Among those animals, 3862 were ewes and 686
were rams. Today they only exist in smaller, isolated communities throughout
the Galicia region. But they were once found across Galicia. Currently the
biggest concentration is located in Ourense, Spain (south of Lugo and the west
of Pontevedra).
About Galician Sheep
