The Appenninica is a modern Italian breed of sheep from the central Apennine Mountains.

[5]: 182  It was created in the 1970s by cross-breeding and selective breeding of various local sheep of those regions with the Bergamasca and with Ile-de-France and Berrichon du Cher stock from France.

[5]: 183 The Appenninica was created in the 1970s by cross-breeding and subsequent selection of local breeds – including the Bariscianese, the Casentinese, the Chietina Varzese, the Pagliarola, the Perugina del Piano, the Pomarancina, the Senese delle Creti and the Vissana – with Bergamasca rams and with the French Ile-de-France and Berrichon du Cher.

[3] The breed is well adapted to the terrain of the Apennine Mountains, Emilia and Abruzzo regions of Italy.

[5]: 183  The milk yield is some 100–120 kg per lactation, with a fat content of 6%–7%; most of it goes to the lambs, some may be used to make pecorino cheeses.