Country
Specie
ISO3
PRT
Language
port.
Description
High rusticity breed, with good longevity and good maternal instinct. Small animals with short legs and extensive fleece.
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Additional information
High longevity
Additional information comments
Low productivity sheep, currently very subsidy-dependent. They are interesting for stocking and fences for small farms with few fodder resources.
Efabis cultural role comment
Not very productive sheep, they are an option for farmers who do not live exclusively from agriculture and livestock. Currently, more than 50% of breeders of this breed have academic qualifications and other sources of income.
Efabis cultural value
National genetic heritage
Adaptability to specific environment
High rusticity to an aggressive environment
Specific resistance or tolerance
Very resistant to years of scarce resources of food
Specific reproductive characteristic
Good maternal instinct
Other special qualities
The sheep have a strong maternal instinct, good milk value but a low milking aptitude
Efabis genetic features
Closed populations allowed to ascertain the yellow/brownish color
Efabis environmental role
They clean and fertilize the lands
Efabis adaptability to marginal land
High adaptability
Color comments
yellow/brown
Efabis main colour
yellowish/brownish
Efabis skin colour
dirty white/yellowish
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
Spiral-shaped
Wither height males
65
Wither height females
57
Weight males
65.00
Weight females
50.00
Other specific visible traits
Dewlap on the neck and a crest on the head
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1993
Description of origin
Originally from Ovies aries Studery, according to Miranda do Vale, in the Gado Bissulco that had its origin in the Ovies musimon.
Location within country
Bragança district
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
