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List of Portuguese sheep breeds

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This is a list of the sheep breeds usually considered to have originated in Portugal. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Portuguese.

Local name(s) English name, if any Notes Image
Bordaleira de Entre Douro e Minho
Campaniça
Churra Algarvia Algarve Churro
Churra Badana
Churra da Terra Quente
Churra do Campo
Churra do Minho
Churra Galega Bragançana Branca
Churra Galega Bragançana Preta
Churra Galega Mirandesa
Churra Mondegueira
Merina Branca
Merina da Beira Baixa
Merina Preta
Saloia
Serra da Estrela

References

  1. (2021). Catálogo Oficial de Raças Autóctones Portuguesas (in Portuguese). Lisboa: Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal; Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária. Archived 19 January 2024.
  2. Luís Telo da Gama, Nuno Carolino, Mário Simões Costa, Claudino Pereira de Matos (editors) (2004). Recursos genéticos animais em Portugal. Vale de Santarém: Relatório Nacional. 68; archived 26 March 2023. Annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). 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, page 10. Archived 10 January 2017.
  3. Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (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: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020. Pages 107–108.


Sheep breeds of Portugal
These are the sheep breeds usually considered in Portugal to be wholly or partly of Portuguese origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Portuguese.
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