PRESERVATION OF NATIVE SHEEP BREEDS IN SLOVENIA

The preservation program include three slovenian native sheep breeds: Bovška sheep, Jezerskosolčavska sheep and Istrian Pramenka sheep. Bovška sheep breed, its origin, name origin, breeding area, its characteristics and production traits are presented. Bovška sheep are found in the Soča valley but they are scarce so that a special preservation program has been accepted. Sheep are bred in small flocks of ten to twenty animals, sometimes forty or more. It is estimated that there are only between 500 and 800 animals of Bovška sheep breed left. Jezerskosolčavska sheep breed, its origin, name origin, breeding area, its characteristics and production traits are presented. Istrian Pramenka sheep breed, its origin, name origin, breeding area on Karst region, its characteristics and production traits are presented