Country
Specie
ISO3
AUT
Language
ger.
Transboundary name
Krainer Steinschaf
Other name
Bovska, Plezzana
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Regional
Efabis environmental role
Well suited to graze steep slopes in the High Alps.
Efabis adaptability to marginal land
Breed of the High Alps
Color comments
White markings on head and tail are common, approx. 20% pied animals.
Efabis main colour
White, bown-black, grey
Efabis skin colour
Flesh under white wool, dark under coloured wool.
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
Occasionally butts in ewes.
Weight males
60.00
Weight females
45.00
Other specific visible traits
Fine-boned, small sheep with short, not drooping ears and graceful, mostly polled head with straight profile. Woolly forehead, long woolly tail, woolly belly.
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1990
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
A variety of the
Year of origin
0
Import
which was descended from the
Location within country
Zaupelschaf
Local cryo conservation status
and common in all Alpine regions. The Krainer Steinschaf was bred through centuries in the
Local Risk
Julische Alpen
Detailed local risk status
as a dairy sheep.
Regional Transboundary Risk (detailed)
About 17th century
International Transboundary Risk detailed
1988 30 animals imported from Slovenia 1992 3 rams from Slovenia
