The Biellese 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 domesticated sheep originating from the Piedmont

Piedmont

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 region of Italy

Italy

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. It is a carpet wool

Wool

Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....

 breed used for meat production and belongs to the Lop-eared Alpine group of sheep breeds.

Characteristics

Both sexes are polled and display white (unicolored).

On average and at maturity, rams weigh 85 kg (187.4 lb) and ewes 72 kg (158.7 lb). When rams reach maturity, they are 90 cm (35.4 in) and ewes are 82 cm (32.3 in) at the withers.