Marrana

The Marrana or Marrane is a breed of large sheep from the area of Rezzoaglio, in the Val d'Aveto in the province of Genova, in Liguria in north-west Italy.[1] It was formerly a small breed, with an average weight of about 50 kg; the handful of surviving members of the breed are larger, and show strong morphological similarity to the Bergamasca and the Biellese, to such an extent that the integrity of the breed has been questioned.[2] The Marrana 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]

Marrana
Other namesMarrane
Country of originItaly
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    minimum 80 kg
  • Female:
    minimum 70 kg
Wool colorwhite
Face colorwhite
Notes
meat

In 2013 total numbers for the breed were not reported.[4] Recent figures for the number of pure-bred specimens are 17,[2] 12[1] and 7.[3]

References
  1. Breed data sheet: Marrane. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
  2. Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 240–241.
  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. p. 62–63. Accessed September 2013.
  4. Consistenze Provinciali della Razza G5 MARRANE Anno 2013 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia: Banca dati. Accessed September 2013.


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