The Tiroler Steinschaf or Pecora della Roccia Tirolese is a breed of domestic sheep from the mountainous Tyrol area of Austria; a few are raised in Italy.
It is raised in the states of Tyrol and Salzburg in Austria[1] and in the autonomous province of Bolzano in Italy.
[2] It dates from the early 19th century and is the oldest Tyrolean sheep breed.
[3] The registered population reported for Austria in 2012 was 2780 to 3500,[1] and total numbers are estimated at 12,000.
[3] The Tiroler Steinschaf 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.