LBO ID: | LBO:0000550 |
Reference: | https://breeds.okstate.edu/sheep/ |
Description: | Originated in the Atlantic Pyrenean region of France |
Exterior: | They typically have colored faces and legs. The males are horned, the females of the black-face variety are horned, of the red-faced variety are polled. |
Production: | This milking breed exists in large numbers and there is an established breeding program. However, the sole purpose of the program is to produce as much milk as possible, so that other qualities of this rustic type (their imposing horns, for example) are starting to disappear.
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