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}}The Cornella Bianca is a breed of domestic sheep from the Apennines of Emilia–Romagna in central Italy.[6] It is raised principally in mountainous parts of the provinces of Bologna, Modena and Reggio Emilia, where it is transhumant. Some are also raised in the plains around Ferrara, Rovigo and Vicenza.[7][ It is found particularly in the comuni of Minerbio, Baricella and Malalbergo in the province of Bologna and Argenta in the province of Ferrara.]
History
The origins of the Cornella Bianca breed are unknown.[ It has probably been influenced by the Garfagnina Bianca and Massese breeds from the Tuscan side of the Apennines, with which the transhumance would have brought it in contact.[7][12] 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.]
The conservation status of the Cornella Bianca was listed as "critical" by the FAO in 2007.[ In 2013 total numbers for the breed were reported to be 228.]
References
1. ^1 2 Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. {{ISBN|9788850652594}}. p. 206–207.
2. ^1 Breed data sheet: Cornella Bianca. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
3. ^1 Daniele Bigi (2008). Razze zootecniche in pericolo di estinzione: la pecora Cornella Bianca{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (in Italian). Vita in campagna 2008 (3): 49.
. Accessed May 2014.