Breeds – Guirra Sheep

€6,00 IVA inc.

Breeds is much more than a collection, it is the best way to show and disseminate the history and culture that exists behind each of our native breeds. Its origin, its history, its peculiarities and now with these balls, its wool characteristics.

With the wool of the Guirras sheep, native to the Valencian Community, we have spun two different thicknesses: DK and Sport. In its DK is somewhat more reddish due to being specific to the shearing of the flock of Ramón, shepherd and president of the Association of Breeders of the Guirra Breed. The Sport thickness is clearer due to the participation of two more flocks from the same association.

Breeds – Guirra Sheep

€6,00 IVA inc.

Thickness

Clear

Su Historia

Guirra

Valencian Community

Origin & Habitat

Direct descendant of the African Bení Ahsen breed, from the Moroccan Atlantic coast. Its high rusticity is remarkable since it allows the animals to survive in such a hostile environment with high temperatures and low rainfall. They have the ability to take advantage of very poor pastures with low nutritional value. This sheep also uses products and derivatives of agricultural crops in the Valencian orchard area as almond sheel, olive branch, citrus, etc. It is currently classified as an endangered native breed.

Wool

These sheep provide us with entrefina wool between 24-28 microns. Besides its characterized reddish colour, stands out the abundance of suarda, which is a greasy substance, that helps protecting the wool.