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Sheep breeds: Mountain sheep: this hornless breed of sheep is raised in the Alps and Pre-Alps and has long, fleshy hanging ears. Among the mountain sheep there are two sub-breeds: the White Mountain Sheep (Weisses Bergschaf), which is a cross between the Zaupelschaf breed, also known as the Tiroler Steinschaf (or "Tyrolean Stone Sheep"), and the Bergamaskerschaf breed (or, in Italian, "Bergamasca"); and the somewhat smaller Brown Mountain Sheep (Braunes Bergschaf) which Ludwig Wilhelm, the Duke of Wittelbach, started breeding in 1934 using brown sheep from Tirol. Both sub-breeds of mountain sheep are hardy and can cope with high amounts of precipitation. The sheep are shorn twice a year; ewes produce 4.0-5.5 kg and rams 6.5-7.5 kg of wool. The Brown Mountain Sheep (175 %) are not as prolific as the White Mountain Sheep (230 %), which is attributed to the fact that the breeding stock for the Brown Mountain Sheep was originally very small.


Kaerntner Brillenschaf: (literally "spectacled" sheep, also known as "Seelaenderschaf") originally bred in Carinthia, this breed is a cross between the old Landschaf breed with the Bergamaskerschaf and Paduaner Schaf. Since 1938 the Kaerntner Brillenschaf has almost completely died out in Austria; this breed numbers only 200 sheep world-wide. The Kaerntner Brillenschaf is strong, has long legs and long hanging ears, the ridge of its nose has a high arch; the wool is white, but the area in front of and surrounding the eye and the tips of the ears may be black. The wool only begins to grow just behind the ears. Rams measure 75-80 cm at the withers, weigh 75-80 kg and produce 5-6 kg wool annually; ewes measure 70-75 cm, weigh 55-60 kg and produce 4-5 kg wool annually.


Tiroler Steinschaf, oldest breed of sheep in Tirol. In addition to pure white sheep, the breed includes sheep which have a grey body and a black head and legs, and sheep which are all black. This breed does not have hanging ears, and its forehead is woolly. Rams measure 80-85 cm at the withers, weigh 80-100 kg and have horns; annual wool production comes to 3-4 kg for rams, and 2.5-3.5 kg for ewes.

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