Savoiarda
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| Country of origin | Italy |
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| Standard | MIPAAF |
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| Wool color | off-white |
| Face color | white, black tip to nose, black "spectacles" |
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| triple-purpose, meat, milk and wool | |
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The Savoiarda or razza di Cuorgné is a threatened breed of upland sheep from the province of Turin, in Piemonte, north-west Italy.[2][3]: 274 The few remaining breeders are in the Val Chisone, the Val di Susa, the Valli di Lanzo and the Val Pellice.[3]: 274
The origins of the Savoiarda are not clear; it appears to be related to the Thônes et Marthod breed from the area of Savoie, in France, which lies to the west of Piemonte. Out-crossing to other breeds including the Biellese and the Frabosana have reduced the productivity of the Savoiarda, caused a loss of morphological characteristics, and contributed to its decline.[3]: 274 It is also threatened by the industrialisation of the lower Val di Susa.[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.[4]
In 2013 the total number for the breed was 120.[5]