Organization of sheep breeding on a family farm

Cilj ovog rada bio je definiranje karakteristika uzgoja ovaca na primjeru obiteljskog gospodarstva. U Hrvatskoj se ovce uzgajaju stoljećima dok se broj ovaca i njihova važnost tijekom povijesti značajno mijenjao. U počecima su ovce bile glavni izvor bjelančevina životinjskog porijekla. Nešto kasnije razvojem tekstilne industrije dolazi do veće potražnje za vunom. U Republici Hrvatskoj u ovčarskoj proizvodnji glavni uzgojni cilj je proizvodnja mesa, prvenstveno janjetine, a samo mali postotak ovaca uzgaja se zbog proizvodnje mlijeka. Prema podacima HPA u 2019. godini označeno je i registrirano 290.513 ovaca. Najviše označenih i registriranih ovaca je u Zadarskoj županiji. Nadalje, u posljednjim se godinama bilježi i trend porasta populacije ovaca. U uvjetima kada pojedini proizvođač u svim segmentima vodi brigu o svom gospodarstvu te na tržište plasira kvalitetan proizvod, kupci se uvijek iznova vraćaju i vrlo rado odabiru domaći kvalitetniji proizvod. Takvim slijedom događaja perspektiva ovčarstva znatno je porasla posljednjih godina, zbog sve većeg zanimanja već postojećih uzgajivača kao i onih koji to tek žele postati.The aim of this final work was to define the characteristics of sheep breeding on the example of a family farm. In Croatia, sheep have been bred for centuries, while the number of sheep and their importance have changed significantly throughout history. In the beginning, sheep were the main source of protein of animal origin. Somewhat later, with the development of the textile industry, there was a greater demand for wool. In the Republic of Croatia, the main breeding goal in sheep production is the production of meat, primarily lamb, and only a small percentage of sheep are raised for milk production. According to HPA data, in 2019, 290,513 sheep were marked and registered. Most marked and registered sheep are in Zadar County. Furthermore, in recent years there has been a trend of increasing the sheep population. In conditions when an individual producer in all segments takes care of his economy and places a quality product on the market, customers always come back and are very happy to choose a higher quality domestic product. With such a sequence of events, the perspective of sheep breeding has increased significantly in recent years, due to the growing interest of existing breeders as well as those who just want to become one