In the Danube-Drava National Park, farmers breed black Hungarian sheep of the Racka breed.
Ratski sheep deal with coarse vegetation better than any lawn mower. They are not picky and fertilize the soil well, thereby supporting the life of insects and birds. According to the head of the Directorate of the Danube-Drava National Park, non-lean meat of sheep is highly appreciated by Croats and local customers from Ertilos, Szombathely and Sopron.
50 years ago in Hungary there were about a million sheep of Rack. Now there are only two or three thousand left. These ancient animals entered the country in the 9th century and were first called Central Asian wild sheep. Ratska breed sheep are distinguished by swirling horns in the form of a spiral up to 50 cm long and thick wool of light brown, cream and black color.
There are almost a hundred gray cows and heifers on the blood of sheep of the ancient Hungarian breed at the Drávaszentes site. Animals spend spring and summer in local dense grassy meadows.
Gray cattle were started here in 2001. Then there were only twenty animals. Now the nature reserve is developing successfully. It regularly organizes excursions for visitors who can look at horses, donkeys, goats and other animals.
- In the very near future, new residents will settle in the expanses of the Stavropol Territory - breeding lambs, who will arrive in the Russian Federation straight from the Republic of South Africa.
- Sheep farming is an ancient traditional occupation of the inhabitants of Rakhov region, this unique profession has preserved traditions that have remained unchanged for many centuries, through which they want to attract tourists to the Rakhov region with the help of sheep.
- In the Department of Agroindustrial of Kherson Region, chaired by the Director Alexander Palivoda, a meeting of the working group involved in the development of a strategy for the revival of sheep husbandry in the region was held, which includes: scientists, department specialists, representatives of the State Food and Beverage Service and agribusiness. This was reported by the press service of the DAPR of the Kherson Regional State Administration.
