Sheep breeds originating in Spain

Merino sheep|thumb Full wool Merino sheep|thumb Merino sheep and red goats, Madrid, Spain|thumb

thumb|250px|Blonde and dark-faced latxa sheep in the Basque Country The Latxa (; ) is a breed of domestic sheep native to the Basque Country of Spain. Mostly contained within the provinces of Biscay, Gipuzkoa, Navarre and, Cantabria are dairy sheep whose unpasteurized milk is used to produce Idiazábal and Roncal cheeses. There are two sub-types of the breed, a dark-faced and a blonde.

On the Dehesa de Espinosilla, Palencia, Spain|thumb The Churra is an Iberian type, breed or group of breeds of sheep. The word simply means 'coarse-woolled'. The Churra originates in the Duero Valley in the autonomous community of Castile and León in north-western Spain. In the province of Zamora the milk is used to make Zamorano cheese.

The Basco-Béarnaise or Vasca Carranzana is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the Basque country. It was developed from Basque and Béarnaise sheep during the 1960s to be a single-purpose milk breed.

The Xalda is an endangered breed of sheep indigenous to the Asturias province of Northern Spain.

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