Country
Specie
ISO3
ESP
Language
sp.
Other name
Oveya Xalda
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Adaptability to specific environment
Rustic, good at using pastures in marginal areas.
Specific reproductive characteristic
Good fertility. Easy lambing
Color comments
Black, white, dark grey and spotted. When growing black wool becomes reddish.
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
Big horns whith strog base.
Wither height males
65
Wither height females
53
Weight males
45.00
Weight females
30.00
Other specific visible traits
Small body frame, small head. Straigth or sligthly concave profile.
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1997
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
Celtic origins. Present in Asturias from remote times.
Location within country
Asturias
Local cryo conservation status
Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Vulnerable
