The Wallachian sheep is an original coarse-wool breed with triple-purpose production (milk, meat, and wool), adapted to the conditions of traditional mountain farming. It spread to Slovakia from the Balkans during the Wallachian colonisation of the 14th century.
The breed has a smaller body frame. Its head is narrow and wedge-shaped, rams are often with a slightly convex profile. The ears are relatively short, and horns are fairly common in both rams and ewes. The neck is long, the chest relatively narrow and slightly arched, the rump moderately sloping, and the pelvis quite wide. The legs are short, straight, and strong.
The fleece is mixed, coarse, and non-uniform, with a fibre diameter exceeding 40 μm (D/E–E/F classification). In the past, Wallachian sheep were bred in various colours, often black and pigmented.
It is a late-maturing breed, with ewe lambs usually bred for the first time at 16–18 months of age. The live weight of ewes ranges from 35 to 40 kg, while rams typically weigh between 45 and 55 kg.
Today, only a small population of this breed is maintained in Slovakia, and it is included in the national genetic conservation programme for endangered animal breeds. The Improved Wallachian, now the most widespread sheep breed in Slovakia, was developed from this original breed.




