Cornigliese

The Cornigliese or Corniglio is a breed of domestic sheep from the Apennines of the province of Parma, in Emilia–Romagna in central Italy.[2] It takes its name from the mountain town of Corniglio in that province; it may also be called Borgotarese after the town of Borgo Val di Taro which is about 40 km to the west.[3]:54 It is raised in the provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Ravenna and Reggio Emilia.[5]:208–209

Cornigliese
Conservation statusFAO (2007): endangered[1]
Other names
  • Corniglio[2]
  • Borgotarese[3]:54
  • Mucca di Corniglio[3]:54
Country of originItaly
DistributionEmilia–Romagna
StandardMIPAAF
Usetriple-purpose, milk, meat and wool
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    100 kg[4]
  • Female:
    75 kg[4]
Height
  • Male:
    85 cm[4]
  • Female:
    75 cm[4]
Wool colorwhite, sometimes spotted
Face colorspotted or mottled

History

The Cornigliese breed was created in the mid-18th century by the Borboni of Parma by crossing the local Vissana breed[2] with Spanish merinos to improve the quality of the wool, at that time the most important attribute of sheep.[3]:54 In the early 20th century, the weight was increased by intromission of Bergamasca blood.[2][5]:208–209 The Cornigliese 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.[3]:54

The conservation status of the Cornigliese was listed as "endangered" by the FAO in 2007.[1] Between 2000 and 2014 total numbers recorded for the breed fell steadily from 2179 to 1369.[6][7]

References
  1. Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to 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.
  2. Breed data sheet: Corniglio/Italy. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. Norme tecniche della popolazione ovina “Cornigliese (Corniglio)”: standard della razza (in Italian). Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali. Accessed May 2014.
  5. Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 208–209.
  6. Consistenze Provinciali della Razza 72 Corniglio Anno 2000 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed June 2015.
  7. Consistenze Provinciali della Razza 72 Corniglio Anno 2014 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed June 2015.


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