Carinthian sheep
The Carinthian Sheep is a pet breed from Austria that has been known since the 18th century . It gets its name from the black colored rings around the eyes. Furthermore, the ears are colored black from the tips.
The spectacle sheep exists in two main varieties in Germany and Austria. Both are among the endangered breeds of domestic animals. The German line is more strongly influenced by the Italian Bergamasca sheep , the Austrian variant only slightly. The former Paduan sheep may have had a great influence. The Carinthian spectacle sheep was known under the name of the Seeländerschaf until around 1938. A related sub-form is the Villnöss sheep from South Tyrol .
Some organizations take care of the conservation, for example Arche Austria (Association for the Conservation of Rare Livestock Breeds) in Austria . The Austrian population goes back to about 17 female and 5 male lines and is currently (2005) back to 1000 animals.
In Germany, the working group Brillenschaf, founded in Saaldorf in 1999, takes care of the conservation of this rare breed.
In 1984 the Carinthian Brillenschaf was declared "Endangered Livestock Breed of the Year" by the Society for the Preservation of Old and Endangered Domestic Animal Breeds (GEH).
See also
- VIEH Various initiatives for the conservation of old and endangered domestic animal breeds (Germany)
- Austrian National Association for Gene Reserves
- Zealand , Villnöß
Web links
- The Carinthian sheep
- Breed description Brillenschaf
- Landsberger spectacle sheep
- Entry on Carinthian Sheep in the Austria Forum (in the Heimatlexikon)
- Carinthian sheep . Entry No. 105 in the register of traditional foods of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism .
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