Valais Blacknose (sheep)

Valais Blacknose (sheep)

The Valais Blacknose is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the Valais region. It is a coarse-wooled (i.e. mattress, mixed or carpet) breed from Switzerland kept primarily for meat. In Germany they call it the "Walliser Schwarznasenschaf" (Walliser black nose sheep). Both rams and ewes are horned.

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