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{{Short description|Basque breed of sheep}}
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[[Image:Basco-Béarnaise face.JPG|right|thumb|250px|A basco-béarnaise]] The '''Basco-béarnaise''' (also known as ''Vasca Carranzana'') is a domesticated [[breed]] of [[sheep]] originating in the [[Basque Country (historical territory)|Basque country]]. The breed was developed from Basque and [[Béarn]]aise sheep during the 1960s to be a single-purpose [[milk]] breed.<ref name="OKState">

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The '''Basco-Béarnaise''' or '''Vasca Carranzana''' is a [[list of sheep breeds|breed]] of [[domestic sheep]] originating in the [[Basque Country (historical territory)|Basque country]]. It was developed from Basque and [[Béarn]]aise sheep during the 1960s to be a single-purpose [[sheep's-milk|milk]] breed.<ref name="OKState">
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/basco-bearnais/index.htm
|url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/basco-bearnais/index.htm
|title=Basco-Béarnais
|title=Basco-Béarnais
|work=Breeds of Livestock
|work=Breeds of Livestock
|publisher=[[Oklahoma State University]], Dept. of Animal Science
|publisher=[[Oklahoma State University]], Dept. of Animal Science
|accessdate=2009-05-15}}</ref>
|accessdate=2009-05-15
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907225602/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/basco-bearnais/index.htm
|archivedate=2008-09-07
}}</ref>


==Origins==
==Origins==
It derives from a family of sheep breeds from the Pyrénées with falling wool. It arose in the [[béarn]]aise part of the [[Pyrénées]]. It has long been [[Transhumance|flocked]] across the [[Gironde|Girondine]] plain to the Pyrénéan mountain pastures.
It derives from a family of sheep breeds from the Pyrénées with falling wool. It arose in the [[Béarn]]aise part of the [[Pyrénées]]. It has long been [[Transhumance|flocked]] across the [[Gironde|Girondine]] plain to the Pyrénéan mountain pastures.


==Morphology==
==Morphology==
[[File:Basco-bearnaise brebis troupeau.jpg|thumbnail|Flock near the [[Col d'Aubisque]]]]
Its wool is long, white and hanging. Its horns form a spiral around the ear. Its head and paws are coloured reddish-yellow.
Its wool is long, white and hanging. Its horns form a spiral around the ear. Its head and hooves are coloured reddish-yellow.


Rams are horned and the ewes may be either horned or polled (hornless).<ref name="OKState"/> Both sexes display white and are unicolored.<ref name="DADIS">
Rams are horned and the ewes may be either horned or polled (hornless).<ref name="OKState"/> Both sexes display white and are unicolored.<ref name="DADIS">
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It is a [[Sheep milk|dairy]] breed, which issued from the [[Appellation d'origine contrôlée|AOC]] [[Ossau-Iraty]], derived from the ewes of the Pyrénées. A ewe of this breed produces 120 litres over 130 days of lactation, producing a milk rich in [[fat|matière grasse]] (7,42%) and in proteins (5,39%).
It is a [[Sheep milk|dairy]] breed, which issued from the [[Appellation d'origine contrôlée|AOC]] [[Ossau-Iraty]], derived from the ewes of the Pyrénées. A ewe of this breed produces 120 litres over 130 days of lactation, producing a milk rich in [[fat|matière grasse]] (7,42%) and in proteins (5,39%).


It is a rural breed, which lambs in spring and produces milk in the estive, passing on the richness of the Pyrénéean flora through its milk.
It is a rural breed, which lambs in spring and produces milk in the summer, passing on the richness of the Pyrénéan flora through its milk.
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<gallery>
Image:Basco-Béarnaise_profil.JPG|Head of Basco-béarnaise ewe
Image:Basco-Béarnaise_profil.JPG|Head of an ewe
Image:Basco-Béarnaise_troupeau.JPG|Flock of Basco-béarnaise ewes near [[Arudy]] in the [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] department
Image:Basco-Béarnaise_troupeau.JPG|Flock of ewes near [[Arudy]] in the [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] department
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</gallery>


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Rava sheep]]
*[[Basque breeds and cultivars]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Sheep breeds of France}}
{{Basque animal breeds}}


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[[Category:Sheep's-milk cheeses]]
[[Category:Sheep breeds]]
[[Category:Basque]]
[[Category:Basque domestic animal breeds]]
[[Category:Sheep breeds originating in Spain]]
[[Category:Sheep breeds originating in Spain]]
[[Category:Sheep breeds originating in France]]




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Latest revision as of 23:51, 8 December 2023

Basco-Béarnaise
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The Basco-Béarnaise or Vasca Carranzana is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the Basque country. It was developed from Basque and Béarnaise sheep during the 1960s to be a single-purpose milk breed.[1]

Origins[edit]

It derives from a family of sheep breeds from the Pyrénées with falling wool. It arose in the Béarnaise part of the Pyrénées. It has long been flocked across the Girondine plain to the Pyrénéan mountain pastures.

Morphology[edit]

Flock near the Col d'Aubisque

Its wool is long, white and hanging. Its horns form a spiral around the ear. Its head and hooves are coloured reddish-yellow.

Rams are horned and the ewes may be either horned or polled (hornless).[1] Both sexes display white and are unicolored.[2]

The mature rams weigh 80 kg (180 lb) and grow to 90 cm (35 in) at the withers on average. Ewes grow to 75 cm (30 in) at the withers and weigh 55 kg (121 lb).[2]

Aptitude[edit]

It is a dairy breed, which issued from the AOC Ossau-Iraty, derived from the ewes of the Pyrénées. A ewe of this breed produces 120 litres over 130 days of lactation, producing a milk rich in matière grasse (7,42%) and in proteins (5,39%).

It is a rural breed, which lambs in spring and produces milk in the summer, passing on the richness of the Pyrénéan flora through its milk.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Basco-Béarnais". Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University, Dept. of Animal Science. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  2. ^ a b "Béarnais/France". Breed data sheet. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System. Retrieved 2009-05-15.



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