Country of origin Italy Standard MIPAAF | Distribution Puglia, Basilicata | |
Conservation status FAO (2007): critical-maintained
at risk of extinction Use formerly triple-purpose, meat/milk/wool; now principally for milk Weight Male: 53 kg
Female: 39 kg Similar Gentile di Puglia, Appenninica, Garessina, Pinzirita, Sambucana | ||
Tarantella altamurana
The Altamurana is a breed of sheep from the province of Bari, in Puglia in southern Italy. It takes its name from the town of Altamura, in the Murge. It is of Asiatic, possibly Syrian, origin. It is raised mainly in the provinces of Bari and Foggia. It was formerly considered a triple-purpose breed, yielding meat, milk, and wool; it is now kept now principally for milk production. It yields approximately 65 kg of milk per lactation, with on average 7.5% fat and 6.5% protein.
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- Tarantella altamurana
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The Altamurana is one of the seventeen autochthonous Italian sheep breeds for which a genealogical herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders. In 1984 the breed population was estimated at 190,000 head. In 2012 the total number recorded for the breed was 230; it is considered to be at risk of extinction.