| maleheight = 65–70 cm[4]
| femaleheight = 50–60 cm[4]
| skincolour = pink with darker markings
| woolcolour = white
| facecolour = white
| horns = about 80% are horned
| note =
}}The Brigasca, {{lang-fr|Brigasque|italic=no}}, is a breed of sheep from Liguria in north-west Italy[6] and the département of Alpes-Maritimes in south-western France. It takes its name from the town of La Brigue ({{lang-it|{{noitalics|Briga Marittima}}}}), which was until 1947 in the Italian province of Cuneo.[4][ The Brigasca is raised in the provinces of Imperia and Savona in Italy, and neighbouring areas in France. It appears to have origins in common with the Frabosana and Delle Langhe breeds.[4] It 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.]
In 2013 total numbers recorded in Italy for the breed were 3008;[ the French population was reported in 2001 to be 570.[12]]
References
1. ^1 2 3 4 Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. {{ISBN|9788850652594}}. p. 196–97.
2. ^1 Breed data sheet: Brigasca/Italy. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2014.
3. ^1 Breed data sheet: Brigasque/France. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2014.
. Accessed May 2014.