Conservation status FAO (2007): critical Standard MIPAAF | Country of origin Italy | |
Other names Brentegana Scelta
Brentegana Trentina
Brentegana Comune Use Scelta: dual-purpose, meat and wool
Comune: milk Weight Male: Scelta: 90-100 kg
Comune:
Female: Scelta: 70–80 kg
Comune: 53 kg People also search for Ciavenasca, Varesina, Pusterese, Corteno | ||
The Brentegana is a breed of sheep from the provinces of Trento and Verona in northern Italy. The name derives from that of the comune of Brentonico, the area where the breed is thought to have originated. Two distinct types are known, the Brentegana Scelta or Brentegana Trentina, a large heavy meat/wool type, and the Brentegana Comune, a medium-sized type more suitable for milk production. The ancestry of the breed is not clear: it has been suggested that it derives from the Lamon breed, but this is disputed. It is one of 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.
In 2013 total numbers for the breed were not recorded. A population of 14 was reported in 2005. The conservation status of the breed was listed as "critical" by the FAO in 2007.