The Comisana is a breed

Breed

A breed is a group of domestic animals or plants with a homogeneous appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals or plants of the same species. Despite the centrality of the idea of "breeds" to animal husbandry, there is no scientifically accepted...

 of domestic sheep

Domestic sheep

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 from Italy

Italy

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 and specifically Sicily

Sicily

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. It is a composite breed from the 19th century to early 20th century of the local Maltese and Sicilian. This is a wool

Wool

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 breed but is primarily raised for milk

Milk

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Characteristics

The Comisana has loppy ears and both sexes are polled (hornless). The face is reddish brown. The body is white (unicolored).

Mature rams weigh 65 kg (143.3 lb) and ewes weigh 40 kg (88.2 lb). At the withers and at maturity, rams grow to about 75 cm (29.5 in) and ewes to 60 cm (23.6 in). Mature ewes can produce 2 l (0.528344074568369 US gal) per day during a well managed lactation period.