Livestock in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Sheep
### Sheep

[thumb\|left\|Carranzana sheep. Rams are horned and the ewes may be either horned or polled (hornless).](/wiki/File:Ovejas_Pirineos_atlanticos_-_Berbis_Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es_%289103330121%29.jpg "Ovejas Pirineos atlanticos - Berbis Pyrénées (9103330121).jpg")
[thumb\|right\|Latxa sheep can be both blonde and dark\-faced](/wiki/File:Martak2.JPG "Martak2.JPG")
Common [sheep](/wiki/Sheep "Sheep") breeds in this region include [:Carranzana](/wiki/Carranzana "Carranzana"), [:Latxa](/wiki/Latxa "Latxa"), and [Sasi ardi](/wiki/Sasi_ardi "Sasi ardi"). The Carranzana and Laxta sheep are most renowned for their role in the dairy industry. The vast majority of the milk obtained from these sheep is made into [:cheese](/wiki/Cheese "Cheese"); the farms themselves turn approximately 47% of it into cheese, while a slightly smaller percentage is made into cheese by dairy factories who buy the milk from the farms. The rest of the milk is kept in its original form for sale. Carranzana and Laxta sheep play an insignificant role in the [wool industry](/wiki/Wool%23Production "Wool#Production"). Dairy sheep make up a crucial part of Basque economy in certain regions where there is a lack of other prominent industries.Elgarresta, M. et al. [“Environmental and economic aspects of the dairy sheep system in the Basque Country”](http://om.ciheam.org/article.php?IDPDF=2600036), CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes, Zaragosa, 2002


How does the milk from these farms differ from that produced by dairy factories?