Country
Specie
ISO3
AUT
Language
ger.
Transboundary name
Tiroler Steinschaf
Other name
Steinschaf
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Regional
Efabis environmental role
Well suited to the management of steep alpine slopes.
Efabis adaptability to marginal land
Well adapted to the High Alps.
Color comments
In coloured individuals legs and face with black hair.
Efabis main colour
Grey; white; seldom black; lambs are born black and change colour later on.
Efabis skin colour
Black
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
Females may have loose horn stubs (knobs).
Wither height males
82
Wither height females
75
Weight males
90.00
Weight females
77.00
Other specific visible traits
Big framed, long legged sheep; face without wool with a woolly forehead, slightly Roman profile, pointed well carried ears and long woolly tail. Straight wool with a silky gloss.
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1980
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
Oldest breed of the Tyrol bred from very fertile local varieties (e.g. Zillertaler), descends from the Zaupel sheep.
Year of origin
0
Location within country
Tyrol, Salzburg
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Vulnerable
Regional Transboundary Risk (detailed)
Vulnerable
