Bovec sheep

The Bovec (Slovene: bovška ovca, Italian: Plezzana, German: Krainer Steinschaf) is a breed of domestic sheep from the upper valley of the Soča or Isonzo river, now in Slovenia.

[1][2][3] The breed is named in both Slovenian and in Italian for the town of Bovec or Plezzo; in the Trenta valley it may also be called Trentarka.

It is raised in the Soča valley in Slovenia, in the areas of Resia and Tarvisio in Friuli in Italy,[1] and in Styria and Carinthia in Austria.

[5] The back legs are inclined forward so that they can walk on steep meadows easily.

[1] A breeding ewe provides approximately 1.23 lambs per litter, lactates for 210 days and in that time yields 221 kg (487 lb) of milk with 6.3% fat.