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The Pyrenean Sheepdog is found along the entire length of the French Pyrenees and is even known in Basque Country to the west. [1] The breed is one of a number of similar rough-coated sheep herding-type breeds found throughout Europe including the Briard and Berger Picard from France, the Barbado da Terceira and Cao da Serra de Aires from the Azores and Portugal, the Polish Lowland Sheepdog ...
The Pyrenean Mountain Dog or Chien de Montagne des Pyrénées is a French breed of livestock guardian dog; in France it is commonly called the Patou.It originates from the eastern or French side of the Pyrenees Mountains that separate France and Spain and is recognised as a separate breed from the Mastín del Pirineo or Pyrenean Mastiff from the Spanish side of the mountains, to which it is ...
A Great Pyrenees with a herd of goats. Livestock guardian dogs specialise in protection of small farm animals, mainly sheep. Unlike herds of cattle or horses, which are able to withstand even large predators on their own, herds of sheep and goats need the protection that LGDs are designed to provide.
Both Great Pyrenees and Anatolian Shepherds are known as great livestock guardian dogs. There are many other breeds that are good for herding and protecting other animals too. Kuvasz are Hungarian ...
Sheep: PDO Brousse du Rove: 2018 Le Rove: Goat PDO Cabécou: 1988 Midi-Pyrénées: Goat AOC Cancoillotte: n/a Franche-Comté: Cow LR Cantal, Fourme de Cantal 1956 Auvergne: Cow PDO Camembert de Normandie: 1983 Normandy: Cow AOC Cazelle de Saint Affrique: n/a Midi-Pyrénées, Aveyron Department Sheep PDO Chabichou du Poitou: 1990 Poitou ...
Pyrenean Mountain Dog or Great Pyrenees, a large breed of dog used as a livestock guardian dog Pyrenean Mastiff , a large breed of dog originally from the Aragonese Pyrenees in Spain Pyrenean ibex , a species of wild goat that became extinct in January 2000
Livestock guardian dogs protect goats, sheep, cattle, and chickens from predators which of course helps farmers and ranchers from losing animals on the farm (read: losing money).
Production techniques are very much in the essence of old world methods whereby the sheep still graze mountain pastures. The milk must come from the breeds Basco-Béarnaise, Red-face Manech, or Black-face Manech. This is an uncooked cheese made through pressing.