Ciuta sheep

Breed of sheep

CiutaConservation status| FAO (2007): extinct[1]

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Country of origin| Italy
Distribution| province of Sondrio
Use| meat
Traits
Weight|

* Male:

35–40 kg[2]

* Female:

30–35 kg[2]

Height|

* Male:

45-50 cm[2]

* Female:

40–45 cm[2]

Wool color| straw-white
Face color| white
Horn status| horned in both sexes

* Sheep
* Ovis aries

The Ciuta is or was a breed of small mountain sheep from the province of Sondrio, in Lombardy in northern Italy.[3] There has been no census of the breed since 1983, and it may be extinct; a small number were identified in 2001.[2] It originates in the mountainous terrain of the Val Masino and the Valchiavenna, in an area where Lombard is spoken; ciuta means "little sheep" in the local language. It probably has common origins with the Ciavenasca breed from the same area. It is raised only for meat; the wool is of very poor quality, and the milk is sufficient only for the lambs.[2] The breed is not recognised by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture and forestry, and is not among the forty-two autochthonous local sheep breeds of limited distribution for which a herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders.[4]

The breed was listed as "extinct" by the FAO in 2007.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources[dead link], annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed May 2014.
2. ^ a b c d e f Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 200–201.
3. ^ Breed data sheet: Ciuta/Italy. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2014.
4. ^ Le razze ovine e caprine in Italia (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Ufficio centrale libri genealogici e registri anagrafici razze ovine e caprine. Accessed May 2014.

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