Corsican

Ovis Musimon

The most common Corsican type sheep is the barbado, which was developed by crossing the Barbados blackbelly sheep with a mouflon. Corsican sheep vary in color from roan, to chocolate brown, to light tan, and every color scheme in between. A Barbado ram's horns will vary in size and shape, depending on factors such as heredity and nutrition.

Exotic and hair sheep like the Corsican have been a popular trophy for hunters for several decades, and there are few taxidermy mounts more impressive than a trophy hair sheep with a curl of 30 inches or more. A Corsican is considered a hair sheep, in that it does not have wool, but coarse hair similar to that of a goat.

Hair sheep such as Corsicans provide extremely high-quality meat as well. The flavor of the meat is excellent, being much milder than usual market lambs. This is probably due to the fact that much of the "strong" taste of lamb is in the fat, and hair sheep tend to be lower in fat content.