Brigasca

{{Infobox sheep breed

| name = Brigasca

| image = Brigasque.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_size =

| image_caption = In the Vallée des Merveilles, Tende, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

| status = {{nobreak|FAO (2007): not at risk{{r|barb|p=137}}}}

| altname = Brigasque

| country = {{unbulleted list|Italy|France}}

| distribution = {{unbulleted list|province of Imperia|province of Savona| {{nowrap|département of Alpes-Maritimes}}}}

| standard = [http://www.assonapa.it/norme_ecc/OVINI-RA_Standard_WEB/Standard-Brigasca.htm MIPAAF]

| type =

| use = dual-purpose, milk and meat

| maleweight = 80–100 kg

| femaleweight = 65–70 kg

| maleheight = 65–70 cm{{r|bigi|p=196}}

| femaleheight = 50–60 cm{{r|bigi|p=196}}

| skincolour = pink with darker markings

| woolcolour = white

| facecolour = white

| horns = about 80% are horned

| note =

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The Brigasca, {{langx|fr|Brigasque|italic=no}}, is a breed of sheep from Liguria in north-west Italy{{r|dad}} and the département of Alpes-Maritimes in south-eastern France. It takes its name from the town of La Brigue ({{langx|it|{{noitalics|Briga Marittima}}}}), which was until 1947 in the Italian province of Cuneo.{{r|bigi|p=196|aspa|p2=48}} The Brigasca is raised in the provinces of Imperia and Savona in Italy, and neighbouring areas in France. It appears to have origins in common with the Frabosana and Delle Langhe breeds.{{r|bigi|p=196}} It is one of the forty-two autochthonous local sheep breeds of limited distribution for which a herd-book is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders.{{r|aspa|p=48}}

In 2013 total numbers recorded in Italy for the breed were {{val|3008}};{{r|aspa2}} the French population was reported in 2001 to be 570.{{r|dad2}}

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. Accessed September 2013.

[http://www.assonapa.it/Consistenze/Cons_razza.asp?Anno=2013&Cod_razza=34 Consistenze Provinciali della Razza 34 Brigasca Anno 2013] (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed September 2013.

[http://www.assonapa.it/norme_ecc/OVINI-RA_Standard_WEB/Standard-Brigasca.htm Norme tecniche della popolazione ovina "Brigasca": standard della razza] (in Italian). Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali. Accessed May 2014.

Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201209/http://www.fao.org/3/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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20170110125634/http://www.fao.org/3/a-a1250e.pdf The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{isbn|9789251057629}}. Archived 23 June 2020.

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_50012317 Breed data sheet: Brigasca/Italy]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2014.

[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=0b1613ebf16355cf65f6a05b9a65fe25,reportsreport8a_50011977 Breed data sheet: Brigasque/France]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2014.

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