Valais landscape
The Walliser Landschaf ( fr. Roux du Valais , formerly Roux du Pays ) is a horned breed that can be found today mainly in Lower Valais , in the western Swiss Plateau , in the Jura , in the Bernese Alps and in Welschland .
The Walliser Landschaf has a pronounced Ramsnase and reddish brown or black wool that turns gray with age. Both sexes have scroll-shaped horns. It is medium to large-sized, has little meat and is one of the lighter breeds of sheep: floodplains weigh 50 to 75 kilograms, rams 60 to 90 kilograms.
This breed probably descends from the extinct copper sheep . It was originally as widespread in Upper Valais as the well-known Valais black-nosed sheep . In the 1980s, the Valais landscape was on the verge of extinction. In 1985 ProSpecieRara started a project to preserve this ancient Valais breed of sheep.
The frugal sheep, adapted to the rough conditions of the high mountains, has a calm character and a strong herd instinct. Lambing is out of season. It is suitable for extensive husbandry and for the use of meat and wool.
