Altamurana

{{Infobox sheep breed

| name = Altamurana

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| status = {{unbulleted list| {{nobreak|FAO (2007): critical-maintained{{r|barb}}}}|at risk of extinction{{r|bigi|p=180}}}}

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| country = Italy

| distribution = {{ubl|Puglia|Basilicata}}

| standard = [http://www.assonapa.it/norme_ecc/ovini_llgg/altamurana.htm MIPAAF]

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| use = formerly triple-purpose, meat/milk/wool; now principally for milk

| maleweight = 53 kg{{r|aspa3}}

| femaleweight = 39 kg{{r|aspa3}}

| maleheight = 72 cm{{r|aspa3}}

| femaleheight = 65 cm{{r|aspa3}}

| skincolour = pinkish white, black speckles or spots

| woolcolour = white

| facecolour = white

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The Altamurana is an Italian breed of sheep from the province of Bari, in Puglia in southern Italy.{{r|bigi|p=180|dad}} It is of Asiatic, possibly Syrian, origin. It is raised mainly in the provinces of Bari and Foggia, and takes its name from the town of Altamura, in the Murge.{{r|bigi|p=180}} It was formerly considered a triple-purpose breed, yielding meat, milk, and wool; it is now kept principally for milk production. It yields approximately {{val|65|u=kg}} of milk per lactation, with an average of 7.5% fat and 6.5% protein.{{r|bigi|p=180}}

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.{{r|aspa}} In 1984, the breed population was estimated at {{val|190000}} head.{{r|bigi|p=180}} In 2012, the total number recorded for the breed was 230;{{r|aspa2}} it is considered to be at risk of extinction.{{r|bigi|p=180}}

References

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[http://www.assonapa.it/Pubblicazioni/Razze-ovine-caprine-Italia/Razze_Ovine_Caprine_Italia.pdf Le razze ovine e caprine in Italia] (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Ufficio centrale libri genealogici e registri anagrafici razze ovine e caprine. p. 9. Accessed December 2013.

[http://www.assonapa.it/Consistenze/Cons_razza.asp?Cod_razza=25 Consistenze Provinciali della Razza 25 ALTAMURANA Anno 2012] (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed December 2013.

[http://www.assonapa.it/norme_ecc/ovini_llgg/altamurana.htm Caratteri tipici e indirizzi di miglioramento della razza Altamurana] (in Italian). Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali. Accessed May 2014.

Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/a1250e.pdf 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.

Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. {{ISBN|9788850652594}}.

[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=0b1613ebf16355cf65f6a05b9a65fe25,reportsreport8a_50012307 Breed data sheet: Altamurana/Italy]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2013.

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Category:Sheep breeds originating in Italy

Category:Altamura

Category:Ark of Taste foods