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Native Wallachian sheep

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.

Domestic Goose

The Slovak White Goose is a medium-weight goose breed suitable for the production of meat, liver, and feathers.

Slovak Pinzgau Cattle

Slovak Pinzgau Cattle

The Slovak Pinzgau is a dual-purpose cattle breed that was once the most widespread breed in the Liptov region. It was developed through long-term selective breeding as a breed well suited to mountainous areas with harsher environmental conditions. It is characterised by a strong constitution, good adaptability, and combined milk and meat production. The process of improving the breed began in 1925 with the introduction of official milk performance recording for Pinzgau cows.

Pinzgau cattle may be horned or naturally hornless. They have pigmented skin beneath a chestnut-red coat marked by a distinctive white stripe running along the back, tail, and underside of the body. These animals adapt quickly and easily to a wide range of climatic conditions.

Today, the breed is considered endangered, and its population is declining by approximately 10% each year.


Oravka

Oravka - An original, dual-purpose breed of the chicken, raised for both meat and egg production.

Liptov Baldspotted rabbit

The Liptov Lysko is a medium-sized rabbit breed with very good to excellent growth performance and meat yield, thanks to its genetic heritage. The breed was developed by crossing the Vienna Wild-Coloured Rabbit with the Dutch Wild-Coloured Rabbit. Its most distinctive feature is the unique marking on the head: a white blaze extending from the white butterfly marking on the nose to the base of the ears. This marking represents the first stage of Dutch spotting. Maintaining this characteristic pattern is quite challenging, making the breed particularly interesting for breeders and offering considerable scope for further selective breeding.



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