Sciara sheep

The Sciara or Moscia Calabrese is an indigenous breed of domestic sheep from the provinces of Catanzaro and Cosenza, in Calabria in southern Italy.[1][2] It is a hardy and frugal breed, well adapted to the poor and stony upland terrain of the area.[3] Sources from the early 20th century describe it as dark-coloured; according to the breed standard, it should be white.[2]

Sciara
Conservation statusunknown
Other namesMoscia Calabrese
Country of originItaly
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    60–65 kg
  • Female:
    45–50 kg
Wool colorwhite
Face colorwhite
Notes
milk

It is one of the forty-two autochthonous local sheep breeds of limited distribution for which a herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders;[3] the herdbook is empty.[4] The breed numbered about 15,000 in 1983. No numbers have been reported to DAD-IS or published since that date.[1][2]

References
  1. Breed data sheet: Sciara/Italy. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
  2. Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 282–283.
  3. Le razze ovine e caprine in Italia (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Ufficio centrale libri genealogici e registri anagrafici razze ovine e caprine. p. 76. Accessed September 2013.
  4. Consistenze Provinciali della Razza R4 SCIARA (MOSCIA CALABRESE) Anno 2013 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed September 2013.


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