Biellese
| Conservation status | FAO (2007): not at risk |
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| Country of origin | Italy |
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| Standard | MIPAAF |
| Use | formerly dual-purpose, meat/milk; now principally for meat |
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| Skin color | pinkish |
| Wool color | white |
| Face color | white |
| Horn status | hornless in both sexes |
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The Biellese is a breed of large domestic sheep indigenous to the province of Biella, in Piedmont in north-western Italy, from which it takes its name. It may also be known as the Razza d'Ivrea, after the town of Ivrea, or as the Piemontese Alpina. The Biellese is one of the seventeen autochthonous Italian sheep breeds for which a genealogical herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders.