Also Known By:Siberian Rambouillet, Sibirskii Rambulye
The Altai was developed at the Rubtsovsk state farm (now the Ovtsevod Breeding Centre)
in southwestern Russia. They were developed from American Rambouillet crossed with Caucasian and Australian Merino and later Siberian Merino. They were
recognized as a breed group in 1940.
References
Mason, I.L. 1996. A World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties. Fourth
Edition. C.A.B. International. 273 pp.