History:

An indigenous breed from the Montafon Valley (Vorarlberg) and a representative of the old Stone sheep  type with some Bergamask sheep influence.

Population in Austria: 

Special characteristics:

Undemanding, hary and rugged, adaptable and sure-footed, a good feed converter with few demands on feed quality. Good fertility and mothering characteristics. Because it is an old type breed, fattening is slow.

highly endangered

       Phenotype description:

Small-framed, rangy sheep with clean  legs and a long woolly tail. The short, pointed ears stand out from the head. Both sexes horned or polled, with coarse, hairy wool in different colours. Non seasonal breeders.

Breeding Organisation in charge:

Landesschafzuchtverband Vorarlberg

Baltzweg 64, 6713 Ludesch

Tel. 0664 370 59 14

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