Trimeticcia di Segezia

The Trimeticcia di Segezia is a modern breed of domestic sheep from Puglia in southern Italy.[1][2] It is named for the town of Segezia, a frazione of Foggia, where it was created at the Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia, an experimental breeding station of the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture.[2] "Trimeticcia" means "three-way hybrid": the breed was created by cross-breeding Gentile di Puglia ewes with French Île-de-France rams, and then crossing the resultant hybrid with Württemberger rams; the resulting stock was selectively bred for adaptation to the climate and conditions of the area.[3] The range of the breed is principally the plain of the Tavoliere delle Puglie, but extends also into Molise.[2] The Trimeticcia di Segezia 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]

In 1983 there were about 4000 head. There are no recent figures.[2] In 2013 no total number for the breed was recorded in the herdbook.[4] In 2005 a population of 188 was reported to DAD-IS.[1]