It is a white, Hungarian, prolific breed developed from the Hungarian Merino, the Romanov and the Finnish Landrace. They have fine stature and bone structure, vivacious temperament and sturdy constitution. Both sexes are hornless. This breed can mate and …
The Transylvanian Racka from Gyimes (Ghimeș) bred in Transylvania belongs to Zackel type of sheep breeds. It is the largest sheep breed in the group of Zackel breeds. Mature weights for ewes range from 45 to 50 kg, and ram weights vary from 80 to 90 kg. …
The presently known Cikta descends from the Zaupelschaf widely spread in the mediaeval Central Europe, which was a small sheep with curly mixed fleece. They were out-of-season breeders and lambed often two lambs. The breed was brought to Hungary by the …
The Tsigai is a transboundary sheep breed that came to the territory of Hungary from the Balkan Peninsula at the end of the 18th century. It is a medium sized breed. Their face and legs are black, dark brown or brown. The fleece is white but interlarded …
The Hungarian Racka of Hortobágy is known for their unique spiralling, corkscrew shaped horns possessed by both sexes. The horns protrude upward from the top of the head in a V-shape for the ewes and in a wider angle for the rams. The average length of …
This breed was developed during the 70-80s in England from the Lleyn of Wales using mainly the East Friesian and other breeds (the Dorset, the Bluefaced Leicester, etc.). They are used first of all in crossings to improve prolificacy and lamb rearing …
It is a medium growing, medium to large sized, strong-boned, white mutton breed. They have excellent meat shapes (mutton conformation), both fore and hind quarters have remarkable muscle development. It is a ‘four-leg-ham’ type. The S/EUROP carcass …
It was developed in South Africa by crossing the Dorper and the Afrikaner sheep. Their colour is white, while claws, under tail area and udder teats are pigmented. It is a hair sheep breed, i.e., they shed their fur for the most part, so there is no …
It was developed in South Africa by crossing the Dorset Horn and the Blackhead Persian. The colour of the Dorper is white, greyish-white on their body and legs, while their head and upper neck is black. It is a hair sheep breed, i.e., they shed their fur …
It is a large growing, strong-boned, single purpose mutton breed with good grazing behaviour. Their head and legs are covered with fine, shiny black hairs. They are characterized by excellent maternal traits, a good milk yield and a high prolificacy of …