The Sambucana or Demontina is a
breed of upland
sheep
Sheep or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus ''Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated sh ...
from the
province of Cuneo
Cuneo ( Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes ...
, in
Piemonte
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, north-west Italy.
[ It takes its name from the ]comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
of Sambuco
Sambuco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 92 and an area of .All demographics and othe ...
in the Valle Stura di Demonte
The Stura di Demonte Valley (in Italian ''Valle Stura di Demonte'') is a valley in south-west of Piedmont in the Province of Cuneo, Italy.
Etymology
The valley takes its name from the river Stura di Demonte, a left-hand tributary of the Tanaro wh ...
, the area where it is thought to have originated; the other name of the breed, Demontina, derives from the name of that valley. The Sambucana is also raised in the adjoining valleys, the Valle Gesso
Valle Gesso is a valley in the Maritime Alps
The Maritime Alps (french: Alpes Maritimes ; it, Alpi Marittime ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the regions of France, French region of Proven ...
, the Valle Grana
The Valle Grana is a valley in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy.
Etymology
The valley takes its name form the Grana stream, a left-hand tributary of the Maira which flows through the valley.
Geography
It is located between t ...
and the Valle Maira
Maira Valley (in Italian ''Val Maira'' or ''Valle Macra'') is a valley in south-west of Piedmont in the Province of Cuneo, Italy.
Etymology
The valley takes its name from the river Maira, a right-hand tributary of the Po which flows through th ...
.[ 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 Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, or roughly "national association of pastoralists", is the Italian national body responsible for the administration of sheep- and goat-breeding. It maintains the herd books for more than a hundred i ...
, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders.[
In 2013 the total number for the breed was 3490.][
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References
Sheep breeds originating in Italy
Ark of Taste foods
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