Safeguard for Agricultural Varieties in Europe

Sicherung der landwirtschaftlichen Artenvielfalt in EuropaSAUVEGARDE POUR LAGRICULTURE DES VARIETEacuteS DEUROPE

TRANSBOUNDARY OCCURRING BREEDS AND BREED GROUPS OF THE BALKAN

Version 12

INTRODUCTION 2

SHEEPbull Pramenka 3bull Tsigai Cigaja 14

CATTLEbull Busha 16bull Grey Steppe 18

BUFFALObull Domestic Buffalo 20

SAVE Focus 2005

Special Edition Balkan

S A V E Fo u n d a t i o n P a r a d i e s st r 13 D-7 8 4 6 2 K o n s t a n z h t t p w w w sa v e - f o u n d a t i o n n e t

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INTRODUCTIONThe Balkan Peninsula is covered with the marks of different ethnic groups who have overthe centuries spent time in the area This is reflected in the richness of the many physicaland geographical attributes - also in the many different breedsSome of the various breeds of the Balkans transboundary occur in several countries TheSAVE Focus Special Edition Balkan describes the crossborder occurring rare breeds andbreed groups

According to the SAVE-Monitoring project Balkans Network the area of action is demar-cated as follows in alphabetic order Albania Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia FYRFYR Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro Greece and the European part of Turkey is alsoincluded in this investigation (Romania will be investigated by the project Conservation ofAgro-Biodiversity in the Carpathians)

Often no breeding data exists Therefore it is listed in which country the breeds or varietiesoccur and - where possible - (estimated) population data are given

The information and data are from different sources A questionnaire sent to all knownstakeholders in the different countries brought very little results Sources like country reportsthe DAD-IS database of FAO and various informative literature and Internet brought the fol-lowing results

We hope this work will initiate a lot of correspondence discussion and concrete monitoringidentification and conservation work Please do not hesitate to give us your comments sug-gestions and opinions

SAVE - Monitoring Institute Waltraud Kugler winter 2005

Completed version 12 August 2006

Schneebergstrasse 17 CH-9000 StGallen Switzerland E-mail infomonitoringeucom

This special edition of the SAVE Focus is realised in the frame of the project ldquoBalkan Net-work for Agrobiodiversityrdquo which is generously financed bybull Sonnenwiese Foundation Vaduz Principality of Liechtenstein (phase 1)bull Heidehof Foundation Stuttgart Germany (phase 2)

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INTRODUCTIONThe Balkan Peninsula is covered with the marks of different ethnic groups who have overthe centuries spent time in the area This is reflected in the richness of the many physicaland geographical attributes - also in the many different breedsSome of the various breeds of the Balkans transboundary occur in several countries TheSAVE Focus Special Edition Balkan describes the crossborder occurring rare breeds andbreed groups

According to the SAVE-Monitoring project Balkans Network the area of action is demar-cated as follows in alphabetic order Albania Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia FYRFYR Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro Greece and the European part of Turkey is alsoincluded in this investigation (Romania will be investigated by the project Conservation ofAgro-Biodiversity in the Carpathians)

Often no breeding data exists Therefore it is listed in which country the breeds or varietiesoccur and - where possible - (estimated) population data are given

The information and data are from different sources A questionnaire sent to all knownstakeholders in the different countries brought very little results Sources like country reportsthe DAD-IS database of FAO and various informative literature and Internet brought the fol-lowing results

We hope this work will initiate a lot of correspondence discussion and concrete monitoringidentification and conservation work Please do not hesitate to give us your comments sug-gestions and opinions

SAVE - Monitoring Institute Waltraud Kugler winter 2005

Completed version 12 August 2006

Schneebergstrasse 17 CH-9000 StGallen Switzerland E-mail infomonitoringeucom

This special edition of the SAVE Focus is realised in the frame of the project ldquoBalkan Net-work for Agrobiodiversityrdquo which is generously financed bybull Sonnenwiese Foundation Vaduz Principality of Liechtenstein (phase 1)bull Heidehof Foundation Stuttgart Germany (phase 2)

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Pramenks sheep in Croatia source Grunenfelder

Balusha sheep Kosovo source Mehmeti Bytyqui

SHEEPThe breeding group of Pramenka sheep and of Tsigai sheep are representative of most ofthe autochthonous sheep varieties These groups will be listed and described in the followingchapter

PramenkaThe coarse open fleece of Pramenka sheephangs in locks often with a parting runningalong the middle of the back Pramen meanslock in some of the Balkan languages Sothe Zackel type sheep of the Balkans got thename Pramenka Usually they are frugaland hardy animals well adapted to their lifeoutside all the year without any supplemen-tary feed Pramenka are late maturing andcomplete their body development usually notunder an age of 4 or 5 yearsThere are about 20 breeds recognised During the wars a number of flocks of the improvedand local Pramenka sheep have been lost in some Balkan countries Herdbooks or anotherkind of census didnt run in most of the involved countries up to now The following breedsare identified Sources are a questionnaire to the responsible people the DAD-IS FAO data-base and several sources of literature (eg country reports FAO studies)

BALUSHA BALJUSHA

The Balusha sheep occurs in the Dukagjini planein southwest Kosovo and in southwest SerbiaThe name originates from the word (in Albanianlanguage)ldquoBale-Spotrdquo The Balusha sheep isbred as triple purpose (milk-meat-wool) withspecial accent for milk production The Balushasheep has a black head while the color of thefleece and the legs is white The males arehorned and the females are polled usuallyThis strain has advantages of natural grazingabilities and easily milked

Breed occurence______________________________________________

Kosovo - UNMIK

long lactation length the averageproduction ranges from 200-250 kg perlactation body weight of mature sheepaverages of 40-5kgFrom total number ofsheep bred in Kosovo this strain is rep-resented with about 5Stock 2005 5120 animals status st a-ble

Contact MSc Hysen Bytyqindash UnivPrishtina Fac of Agriculture Lidhja e Pe-jes NN 10000 Prishtina Kosovo ndash UNMIKE-mail hysenbytyqihotmailcomDr Sc Hajrip Mehmeti Univ PrishtinaFac of Agriculture Lidhja e Pejes NN10000 Prishtina Kosovo ndash UNMIKE-mail hajripmehmetihotmailcom

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Serbia amp Montenegro

One of the biggest zackel sheep Weightrams 65kg weight ewes 55kgStock 2003 1000 status decreasing Risk status endangeredContact DVM Srdjan Stojanovic

Min of Agriculture amp Water ManagementDep f Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-26 11000 Belgrade SerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

BARDOKA BARDHOKA

The Bardhoka sheep is a triple purpose sheep milk-meat-wool However through naturaland selective breeding this sheep became one of the most yielding strains of Pramenkabreed The average ewe lactation is over 200 kg milk per 270 days of lactation length withabout 60 fat content Its body weight is considered to be medium femalersquos individual av-erages 40 and malersquos 50 kg respectively The height at wither is 64cm The lamming is lowabout 120 The average body weight of the lambs at birth is 25 - 3 kg and at weaning(after three months approximately) they reach the live body weight of 20-22 kg The greasefleece weight for females and males averages 2-25 kg and 25 ndash 35 kg respectively Themales are horned and the females are polled usually Bardhoka sheep is well suited to agrazing production system calm easily milked and easy to work with

Breed occurence______________________________________________

Albania

Stock 2004 about 30000Contact ProfDr Kristaq KumeAssoc ALBAGENERr Abdyl Frasheri Pall 33 sh 1 Ap 5AL- TiranaE-mail kkumeicc-alorgKosovo - UNMIK

The Bardhoka sheep a strain of the Pra-menka breed since centuries in thesouthwest of Kosovo in Prizreni GjakovaPeja Istogu and Klina municipalities Thename originates from (Albanian language)ldquoBardhe = whiterdquo as the colour of thesheep is completely whiteStock 2005 12400 animals (18 of thetotal no of sheep in Kosovo)status st able

Contact MSc Hysen Bytyqindash UnivPrishtina Fac of Agriculture Lidhja e Pe-jes NN 10000 Prishtina Kosovo ndash UNMIKE-mail hysenbytyqihotmailcomDr Sc Hajrip Mehmeti Univ PrishtinaFac of Agriculture Lidhja e Pejes NN10000 Prishtina Kosovo ndash UNMIKE-mail hajripmehmetihotmailcom

Serbia amp Montenegro

Stock 1999 290 6 rams 284 ewes In-situ conservation programme 2003Contact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMin of Agriculture amp Water ManagementDep f Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-26 11000 Belgrade SerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

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BELA KRAIJNA PRAMENKA

The Bela Krajina Pramenka is an autochthonous sheep breed which was once bred on bothbanks of the river Kolpa mainly in the rolling hills of the Karst regions of Bela Kraijna Thefarming conditions are poor here and for this reason the sheep are quite smallDescription Weight rams 65-70 kg ewes 50 kg Colour white flece Thin bonesBreed occurence______________________________________________

Slovenia

Stock 2004 about 250 animals conse r-vation programme ru nningContact MSci Drago KompanBiotehniska fakultetaOddelek za zootehnikoGroblje 3SI-1230 DomzaleSloveniaE-mail dragokompanbfrouni-ljsi

source httpwwwbfrouni-ljsi D Kompan

DUBSKA DUBSKA-VLASICKA OVCA VLASKO VITOROGA

From the village Dub near Travnik Dubska is the most useful varietiy of the Bosnian Moun-tain Pramenka (Bosansko-Hercegovacka) in the mountainous areas of central and westernBosnia and Herzegovina mainly at mountain Vlasic Also in Serbia Dubska sheep is occur-ing Dubska sheep is adapted to high mountains to harsh climatic conditions and poor pas-turesDescription Weight rams about 60 kg ewes about 30-40 kg Fleece usually white headand legs with black spots Use milk production for special cheese sold at local marketsBreed occurence______________________________________________

Bosnia amp Herzegovina

Stock 1991 about 140000 stock todayis u nknownContact Dr Salko MuratovicFaculty of Agriculture Livestock SectorPut zivota bbBH-71000 SarajevoE-mail mlulouticnetbamsalkobihnetba

Serbia amp Montenegro

Stock 2004 About 50 animals only incomm unity Vrsac at 2-3 breedersContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agriculture amp Water Manage-mentDep For Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

ISTARSKA PRAMENKA ISTARSKA MLJECNA PRIMORSKA ISTRIAN MILK SHEEP ISTRIJANKA KRASKA OVCA

KARST SHEEP ISTRIAN PRAMENKA PRIMORSKA

Along the Peninsula Istria the Mediterranean type of Pramenka occurs In the region of Karstand Istria sheep breeders have traditionally bred domestic autochthonous sheep which theycalled Istrianka Karst Sheep Primorska sheep and even a Rough Wool SheepDescription The Istrian Pramenka is of quite a large frame owing to the highly placed torsoand long strong legs Its udders are well-shaped fastened high with large teats Its slimhead with the nosersquos crest and jutting out ears is placed on a long neck Thus the sheep

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can use their slim snout to find even the best hidden blades of grass in between the rocksand boulders of Karst Colour multicoloured white brown or black convex profile of thehead rather long tail all animals are polled Heat resistance tolerate of shortage of watersupply Head legs and usually belly are bare Height rams 65-70cm ewes 60 cm Weightrams 55-68kg ewes 35-50kgBreed occurence______________________________________________

Croatia

Stock 20041500 animals in herdbookContact Ante Invankovic Faculty ofAgicultural Univ Zagreb Deptartment ofAnimal Sciences Svetosimunska Cesta25 HR-10 000 ZagrebE-mail anteivankovicagrhrSlovenia

MSci Drago KompanBiotehniska fakultetaOddelek za zootehnikoGroblje 3SI-1230 DomzaleE-mail dragokompanbfrouni-ljsi

Source httpwwwistrianetorg D Kompan

KARAKACHAN KARAKACHANSKA KUKOVLASKA

KARAVLASKA CRNA VLASKA SARAKATSAN SARAKATSANIKO

The Karakachan sheep is besides the Karakachen dog and horse a result of the mostprimitive type of livestock breeding - nomad livestock breeding The Karakachans are no-madic people of livestock breeders who are considered by most of the historians as de-scendants of the ancient Thracian livestock breeding communities or Greek tribes It is con-sidered that thanks to their extremely conservative livestock breeding traditions Karakachanpeople have saved primitive and pure domesticated forms of animals - a sheep type ldquotzakelrdquoa mountain horse and a livestock guarding dogKarakachan sheep are active hardy migratory sheep traditionally spending the summer onhigh mountains and the winter on lowland pastures Occuring in several countries of the Bal-kan peninsulaDescription Colour black to dark brown sometimes with coloured spots on face and legsalso white varieties are occuring Horns rams carry usually heavy spiral or semi-circularhorns Ewes are usually polled The tail is short Height ram 60-65cm ewe 55-60cmWeight ram 35-45kg ewe 25-35kgBreed occurence______________________________________________

Bulgaria

Stock 2004 about 300 animalsContact Sider SedefchevSemperviva Societykv Tvardi Livadi bl 51 ap 90BG-2300 Pernik

Bulgarian Karakachan sheep (source Sedef-chev)

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Greek Sarakatsan sheep (source D Dervisis)

FYR Macedonia

Stock 2005 less than 1000 a flock of10 rams and 60 ewes is ex-situ co n-served replacement of rams is for e-seenContact Dr Sreten AndonovUniversity of Ss Cyril and Methodius Fac-ulty of Agricultue - SkopjePO Box 297 MK-1000 SkopjeFYR Macedonia

Greece

Stock less than 1000 animalsContactphD stud MSC Dimitrios DervisisMeteoron 42 ZGR- 57013 Oreokastro ThessalonikiGreeceE-mail ddervisi2000yahoocom

E-mail sandonovzfukimedumk

Serbia amp Montenegro

Stock about 40 animals no conserv a-tion pr ogramme yetContact Natura Balkanika - Nature SocietyDr Sergej IvanovBalkanska Street 6818320 DimitrovgradSerbiaE-mail balkanikapttyu

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KOSOVO KOSOVSKA

The Sharri sheep occurs around Sharri mountains in western Kosovo About 60 of the totalsheep population in Kosovo are crosses of Sharri X Merino (Wuumlrtemberger)Description The Kosovo sheep is characterised with its triple milk-meat-wool purpose Thetail is long the colour of the head and the legs is black while the fleece is of white colourThey can also be with black grey spotted face Usually the males are horned and the fe-males polled Lactation 180 days approximately yield about 100 kg per lactation The bodyweight of mature sheep 37 - 50 kgThis strain has advantages of natural hardiness and grazing abilitiesBreed occurence______________________________________________

Kosovo - UNMIK

Stock 20400 about 20 of all sheep noconservation programme yet status stableContact MSc Hysen Bytyqindash Univ PrishtinaFac of Agriculture Lidhja e Pejes NN 10000Prishtina Kosovo ndash UNMIKE-mail hysenbytyqihotmailcomDr Sc Hajrip Mehmeti Univ Prishtina Fac ofAgriculture Lidhja e Pejes NN 10000 PrishtinaKosovo ndash UNMIKE-mail hajripmehmetihotmailcom

KRIVOVIRSKI SOJ PRAMENKE KRIVOVIR

This short tail sheep occurs in Eastern Serbia in the area of Crnorecki basin partly in thevalley of Morava river Sokobanja and Zajecar basinDescription Weight rams about 55 kg ewes about 40 kg wither height rams 65 cm witherheight ewes 60 cm Uncoloured white Head covered by a crown of that looks like a top-noton the forehead Other parts of the head and legs to the knees covered with short yellow oryellow sprinkled coloured fleece Males are hornedBreed occurence______________________________________________

Serbia amp Montenegro

Stock about 330 animals 30 rams 300ewes population is decreasing noconservation programme yet statusendangeredContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agric amp Water ManagementDep for Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

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KUPRESKA OVCA

Belongs also to the Bosnian Mountain Pramenka Sheep (Bosansko-Hercegovacka) Occur-ing on the Kupres Highlands and the polja of Duvno Livno and GlamocDescription Weight rams about 52 kg ewes about 48 kg wither height rams 63 cm Off-white colour erect ears males horned This variety is a little bigger than other Pramenkas inBiH Use very good milk production meat and wool is also usedBreed occurence______________________________________________

Bosnia amp Herzegovina

Stock unknownContact Dr Salko MuratovicFaculty of Agriculture Livestock SectorPut zivota bbBH-71000 SarajevoE-mail mlulouticnetba msalkobihnetba

Serbia amp Montenegro

Stock unknownContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agric amp Water ManagementDep for Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

LIPSKA L IPE

North Serbia lower Morava valley (village Lipe) a milk variety of PramenkaDescription Colour white with black head and dark legs Occasionally all black head smallwith a convex profile horns large and spiral ewes usually polled tail long Weight rams 65kg ewes 50 kg Height rams 70 cm ewes 65 cm use milk (made into Lipe cheese) meatBreed occurence______________________________________________

Serbia amp Montenegro

Stock 2005 ca 200 animals status atrisk In-Situ-conservation programmerunningContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMin of Agriculture amp Water Management

Dep For Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

LICKA GORSKI KOTAR GATACKA GACKA

From Lika province of Croatia typical of the harsh limestone Karst includes the Lika andGacka valleysDescription one of the smallest Pramenkas Colour white with white black brown or part-coloured head Sometimes black or brown rams are usually horned ewes polled Heightram 58 cm ewe 55 cm weight ram 30-40 kg ewe 25 kg use milk and meat (especiallylamb is very aromatic)Breed occurence______________________________________________

Serbia amp Montenegro

Stock unknownContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agriculture amp Water Manage-mentDep For Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

Croatia

Stock 1998 48500Contact Ante Invankovic Faculty ofAgicultural Univ Zagreb Deptartment ofAnimal Sciences Svetosimunska Cesta25 HR-10 000 ZagrebE-mail anteivankovicagrhr

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PIROTSKA PIROT

Occuring in central and southern Yugoslavia It is one of the smallest Pramenka sheep varie-tiesDescription Colour white black or grey with black spots on their face and legs Males andfemales may be either polled or horned Adult males weigh on average 60 kg and females 45kg with an average wither height of 65 cm and 60 cm respectively Wool coarsecarpet typeBreed occurence______________________________________________

Serbia amp Montenegro

Stock 1999 less than 100 animalsContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agriculture amp Water ManagementDep For Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

PIVSKA JEZERO-PIVSKA PIVA DURMITORSKA

Is the most important strain of Pramenka in Montenegro today The animals are adapted tocold mountain conditions It is named after the Piva mountains in the north of Montenegroand southern HerzegovinaDescription Colour White with spotted head and legs occasionally black or grey Head withtop-knot usually horned Height rams 65cm ewes 60cm Weight rams 60kg ewes 45kgBreed occurence______________________________________________

Montenegro

Stock 2005 about 4580 rams 80ewes 3000 young animals 1500 about25 breedersRemarks two flocks of about 400 headsare in a monitoring programme for on-farmconservation with governmental subsidiesPerformance milk yield up to 100kgfertility 120Contact Dr Bozidarka MarkovicBiotechnical InstituteDept of animal scienceTrg Kralja Nikole bb81000 PodgoricaMontenegroE-mail bmarkoviccgyu

Bosnia amp Herzegovina

Stock unknownContact Dr Salko MuratovicFaculty of Agriculture Livestock SectorPut zivota bbBH-71000 SarajevoE-mail mlulouticnetba msalkobihnetba

Pirotska ewe Serbia source Stojanovic

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PRIVOR PRIVORSKA OVCA PRIJEVORSKA PRAMENKA

Occuring around town Gornji Vakuf and mountain VranicaDescription Weight rams about 52 kg ewes about 40 kg wither height rams 71 cm ewes66 cm Off- white erect ears males horned Use Privorska sheep is considered the besttype of Pramenka by the production of milk Meat and wool is also used This variety hasbeen used for improving Licka sheep as well as Kupreska type of PramenkaBreed occurence______________________________________________

Bosnia amp Herzegovina

Stock unknownContact Dr Salko MuratovicFaculty of Agriculture Livestock SectorPut zivota bbBH-71000 SarajevoE-mail mlulouticnetba msalkobihnetba

PODVELESKA OVCE

Originally found in the South Eastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina where pasture is verypureDescription White except the hair on head and legs which is black Pure black sheep oc-cur Smaller than other types of Pramenka erect ears This type is smaller than the otherPramenka types weight rams 46 kg weight ewes 44 kgBreed occurence______________________________________________

Bosnia amp Herzegovina

Stock unknownContact Dr Salko MuratovicFaculty of Agriculture Livestock SectorPut zivota bbBH-71000 SarajevoE-mail mlulouticnetba msalkobihnetba

SJENICKA OVCA SJENICA PESTERSKO-SJENICKA VASOJEVIC VASOJEVICKA (smaller type)

This Pramenka variety was traditionally kept in the eastern part of the country as a multi-purpose breed Named after the village of Sjenica on the Pester plateau of western Serbia Itwas bred in a wide area including parts of eastern Bosnia amp Herzegovina and MontenegroSjenica also was used to improve other local coarse wool PramenkasDescription One of the largest Pamenka types but rather leggy Colour white usually withdark spots around eyes and nostrils on ear tips and legsWeight rams 60 kg ewes 45 kg Height rams 65 cm ewes 60 cm Horns medium-longspiral (5 are polled) at rams ewes occasionally small horns Tail long hangs below hocksBreed occurence______________________________________________

Bosnia amp Herzegovina

Stock unknownContact Dr Salko MuratovicFaculty of Agriculture Livestock SectorPut zivota bb

BH-71000 SarajevoE-mail mlulouticnetba msalkobihnetba

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Serbia

Stock unknownContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agric amp Water ManagementDep for Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

Montenegro

Stock unknownContact Dr Bozidarka MarkovicBiotechnical InstituteDept of animal scienceTrg Kralja Nikole bb81000 PodgoricaMontenegroE-mail bmarkoviccgyu

STOLACKA OVCA

Also a variety of the Bosnian Mountain Pramenka (Bosansko-Hercegovacka) Like Podvele-ska ovce found in the south eastern part of the country where pasture is very pur (StolacLjubuski)Description White except the hair on head and legs which is black Pure black sheep oc-cur Smallest type of Pramenka erect ears weight rams 46 kg weight ewes 25 kg (inAutohtone Pasmine Domach Zivotinja u Bosni i Hercegovini 2004)Breed occurence______________________________________________

Bosnia amp Herzegovina

Stock unknownContact Dr Salko MuratovicFaculty of Agriculture Livestock SectorPut zivota bbBH-71000 SarajevoE-mail mlulouticnetba msalkobihnetba

Serbia

Stock unknownContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agric amp Water ManagementDep for Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

SVRLJISKA SVRLJIG GULIJAN GULIJANSKA

Named after the village of Svrljig eastern Serbia beyond Nis and also occurring in the Guli-janska mountainsDescription Colour yellowish-white occasionally black or grey with black spots on the faceand legs Males and females may be either polled or have close spiral horns Their head isnaked with some wool on the forehead long tail Adult males weigh on average 60 kg andfemales 45 kg with an average wither height of 65 cm and 60 cm respectively Woolcoarsecarpet type wool Fleece weight and wool fineness have been improved by crossingwith Corriedale since 1949Breed occurence______________________________________________

Serbia

Stock 1999 131 animals 2005 u n-knownContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agric amp Water Management

Dep for Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

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Zetska Zuja sheep Montenegro source Grunenfelder

ZETSKA ZUJA PODGORICA SCUTARI SHKODRA DELJA

SHKODRANE

Pramenka of the Zeta-Bjelopavlic valleyDescription It is one of the smallest Pramenkas and identical to the Scutari breed of Alba-nia (Mason 1967) Colour White with yellow or yellowish-brown head and legs Horns usuallyabsent weight rams 35 kg ewes 25 kg height rams 60 cm ewes 55cmBreed occurence______________________________________________

Montenegro

Stock 2005 about 188 rams 8 ewes130 young animals 50 about 3 bree d-ersRemarks two flocks of about 400 headsare in a monitoring programme for on-farmconservation with governmental subsidiesPerformance milk yield up to 100kgfertility 120Contact Dr Bozidarka MarkovicBiotechnical InstituteDept of animal scienceTrg Kralja Nikole bb81000 PodgoricaMontenegroE-mail bmarkoviccgyuAlbania

Stock 2002 about 53000 (102 of thetotal sheep production) A nucleus herdis kept at a small ruminants breedingstation located in Korccedila districtContact ProfDr Kristaq KumeAssoc ALBAGENERr Abdyl Frasheri Pall 33 sh 1 Ap 5AL- TiranaAlbaniaE-mail kkumeicc-alorg

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Staroplaninski Tsigai Troyan Photo by J Frame

Tsigai CigajaTsigai sheep are typical of the Pan-nonian plain of Romania some Bal-kan countries and Hungary It is alsobred in Bulgaria and southern Rus-sia Already in c 800 BC it origina-ted from Asia Minor and was impor-ted from Romania to the Balkanpeninsula in the 18th century It is themain breed of the fertile lowlands ofthe north-eastern of the Balkan pen-insula Slavonia and Baranija Syr-mia (Srem) and Vojvodina alsoBosnia and Sumadija

Tsigai sheep of which there are twovarieties (Cokanski and Pvinicki) are found in Vojvodia northern Serbia The animals arewhite with black head and legs and have semi- or lop ears Adult males weigh on average 85kg and females 60 kg with an average wither height of 75 cm and 67 cm respectively Thesesheep have coarsecarpet type wool Males and females may be either polled or horned

COKAN TSIGAI COKANSKI CHOCKEN

Description Colour unicolour white with a black head large lop ears legs covered withblack and brown shags Weight rams 85kg ewes 55kg Height rams 75cm ewes 67cmBreed occurence______________________________________________

Serbia

Stock 2005 550 animals breedingrams 30 breeding ewes 500 in-situconservation programme ru nningContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agric amp Water ManagementDep for Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcomCroatia

Stock 2004 336 animals in herdbookContact Dr Ino CurikFaculty of Agriculture Univ Zagreb

Animal Science DepartementSvetosimunska 25HR-10000 ZagrebE-mail icurikagrhr

Albania

Stock purbred unknown improvedabout 30000Contact ProfDr Kristaq KumeAssoc ALBAGENERr Abdyl Frasheri Pall 33 sh 1 Ap 5AL- TiranaE-mail kkumeicc-alorg

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KARNOBAT KARNOBATSKA THRAKI KIVIRCIK

The Karnobatska sheep breed is a local strain of the Red-Brown sheep that has been bred inEastern Bulgaria for ages It is supposed that this breeds origins have much in common withthose of the Tsigai sheep and sheep breeds of Asia Minor It occurs in Greece under thename Thraki sheep and in Turkey as Kivircik sheepDescription small and compact body Rams have heavy whorled horns while ewes arepolled Their fleece is mostly red and brown and very rarely pale Height 50-55 cm weightrams 38-40 kg ewes 31kgBreed occurence______________________________________________

Bulgaria

Stock 2004 200 animals Contact NCAProfDr Kostadin ZhelevEASRAB (animal breeding agency)26 Bistrishko shoseBG- SofiaBulgariaE-mail sdkrdjmbbia-bgcomGreece

Stock about 120 animalsContact phD stud Msc Dimitrios DervisisMeteoron 42 ZGR- 57013 Oreokastro ThessalonikiGreeceE-mail ddervisi2000yahoocomTurkey

Stock about 100 animalsContact ProfDr M Ihsan SoysalTrakya University

Tekirdag Faculty of AgricultureTR-59100 TekirdagTurkeyE-mail misoysalttnetnettr

COPPER-RED SHOUMEN MEDNO-CHERVENA OVSTAThe Copper-Red Shoumen breed is distributed mainly in northeastern Bulgaria in regionswith moderate continental climate conditions from 0 to 800 m above sea levelDerscription Colour rusty-red fleece also black individuals occuring Rams have twistedhorns ewes are polled legs are free of wool Medium to large animals with a compact bodyWeight 43-45kg Height 59cmBreed occurence_______________________________________________________

Bulgaria

Stock 2004 about 800 animals subsided by governmentContact NCAProfDr Kostadin ZhelevEASRAB (animal breeding agency)26 Bistrishko shoseBG- SofiaBulgariaE-mail sdkrdjmbbia-bgcom

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Busha cattle Montenegro source Grunenfelder

CATTLETwo kinds of cattle are of interest in the context to rare breeds of the Balkans Thebrachyceros type of cattle a kind of shorthorn cattle and the Grey Steppe descending fromBos primigenius

BUSHA CATTLE ILLYRIAN CATTLE BRACHYCEROS RHODOPI RODOPY SHORTHORNBusha cattle is of brachyceros type It isan autochthonous cattle of the BalkanPeninsula According to some sources ithas existed here since Neolithic timesSometimes it is also called Illyrian cattleBusha is a small native breed with nu-merous strains found throughout Serbiaand Montenegro Croatia Bosnia andFYR Macedonia In 1984 it representedabout 20 of the cattle population ofYugoslavia The average cow stands104 cm at the withers and weighsbetween 230 and 270 kg while the

average bull measures 115 cm at thewithers and weighs between 340 and430 kg Colour varies according to the regional strain Busha from the Metohija region forexample are red while the FYR Macedonian strain is blue-greyBreed occurence_______________________________________________________

Albania

Stock purebred unknownContact ProfDr Kristaq KumeAssoc ALBAGENERr Abdyl Frasheri Pall 33 sh 1 Ap 5AL- TiranaE-mail kkumeicc-alorgBosnia amp Herzegovina

Stock unknownContact Dr Salko MuratovicFaculty of AgricultureLivestock SectorPut zivota bbBH-71000 SarajevoE-mail mlulouticnetba msalkobihnetbaRemarks Besides the Busa cattle thatoccurs in blue or brown colour in Bosnia ampHerzegovina During the war a largepopulation of Busa cattle was destroyedToday there is no clear information of anylarger population of pure bred Busa in thecountry

Bulgaria

Stock 134 cowsABIB Assoc for Breeding IndigenousBreeds8 Ekzarh Josef str Plovdiv dstrctBG-4300 Karlovo

E-mail abibabibbgcomGreece

Stock 2005 about 1200 animalsContact ProfDr Andreas GeorgoudisAristotle UniversityDep of Animal ProductionGR-540 06 ThessalonikiE-mail andgeorgagroauthgr

KEA

A red brachyceros cattle It seems to belost Probably some relict animals can befound for a re-creation as New KeaBreedStock 2005 unknownContact ProfDr Andreas GeorgoudisAristotle UniversityDep of Animal ProductionGR-540 06 ThessalonikiE-mail andgeorgagroauthgr

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Montenegro

Stock 2005 5 bulls about 60 cows 15young animals 7 breedersRemarks Under favourable conditionsthe breed easily achieves bigger bodyweight and much better productionPerformance Fertility 10 Yield of milkmax 1500kgContact Dr Bozidarka MarkovicBiotechnical InstituteDept of animal scienceTrg Kralja Nikole bb81000 PodgoricaMontenegroE-mail bmarkoviccgyu

Serbia

Stock 2003 officially estimated 1000animals Contact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agric amp Water ManagementDep for Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

UN entity KosovoStock unknownContact Dr Nuridin MestaniHPI - KosovaAgim Ramadani Street A-210Pristina UN-entity KosovoE-mail nmestaniyahoocom

GATACKO CATTLE

Besides the pure Busa cattle a crossing between Tyrol and Busa exists since the end of the19th century It is bigger than Busa grey with an average wither height of 112cm-115cmweight 300-350kg up to max 500kgBreed occurence______________________________________________

Bosnia amp Herzegovina

Stock 2005 unknownContact Dr Salko MuratovicFaculty of Agriculture Livestock SectorPut zivota bbBH-71000 SarajevoE-mail mlulouticnetba msalkobihnetba

Montenegro

Stock 2005 unknownContact Dr Bozidarka MarkovicBiotechnical InstituteDept of animal scienceTrg Kralja Nikole bb81000 PodgoricaMontenegroE-mail bmarkoviccgyu

Gatacko Cattle in Montenegro Photo Grunenfelder

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GREY STEPPE PODOLIAN CROATIAN STEPPE

SLAVONSKI PODOLAC PODOLSKO GOVECE GREEK

STEPPE BOZ STEP SLAVONIAN SYRMIAN ISTRIAN GREY

BOSKARIN BULGARIAN GREY

Descending from Bos T primigenius also named Tur Originally Grey Cattle were wide-spread in the Carpathian basin Grey Steppe is grey-white grey or white in colour It hasround smooth and long lyre horns They are large strong animals Front part of the body isusually more developed than the back partBreed occurence________________________________________________________

Bulgaria

Stock 2002 299 animalsContact ABIB Assoc for Breeding In-digenous Breeds8 Ekzarh Josef str Plovdiv dstrctBG-4300 KarlovoBulgariaE-mail sdkrdjmbbia-bgcom

Croatia

Stock 2004 60-80 animalsDescription The Slavonski Podolac isfound in Slavonia and is an indigenousnative breed of Podolic origin The animalsare grey in colour They are very longanimals with lyre-shaped horns Adultmales weigh on average 600 kg and fe-males 460 kg with an average witherheight of 135 cm and 128 cm respectivelyThe breed is known for its adaptation tothe locally extreme climatic conditionscalving ease and longevity Only one herdremains There are 12 females registeredin the herd book of which 100 are bredpure The semen of 3 males is storedContact Ante Invankovic Faculty ofAgicultural Univ Zagreb Deptartment ofAnimal Sciences Svetosimunska Cesta25 HR-10 000 ZagrebE-mail anteivankovicagrhr

Greece KATERINI SYKIA

Greek Steppe cattle is divided in Kateriniand Sykia cattle

KATERINI

Description variable from brown to black-brown mixed with yellow to black hair lyreshaped horns this breed is known for itslow feeding requirements

Stock 2005 198 animals 2 breedersContact ProfDr Andreas GeorgoudisAristotle UniversityDep of Animal ProductionGR-540 06 ThessalonikiE-mail andgeorgagroauthgr

SYKIA Description multicolour black (30) andgrey (70) white saddled ring around thenose lyre-shaped horns indigenous localbreed derived from Bos Taurus Primi-genius Weight bulls 210kg cows 119kgHeight Bulls 115cm cows 112cmStock Officially extinct only a newSykia breed could be founded Othersources say that pure bulls in semiwild herds do occurInvestigations are urgently necessaryContact ProfDr Andreas GeorgoudisAristotle UniversityDep of Animal ProductionGR-540 06 ThessalonikiE-mail andgeorgagroauthgr

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Serbia

Stock 2003 bulls 8 cows estimated100 4 breeders knownDescription unicoloured grey males aredarker calves are reddish Weight bulls800kg cows 500kg wither height bulls150cm cows 135cm Extremly huge hay-fork hornsContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agric amp Water ManagementDep for Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom

ISTURSKO GOVEDO BOZ STEP PLEVNE ISKAR CATTLE

GREY ISKUR THRACIANThe Iskursko Govedo is found around the Iskar Vitt and Ossam rivers and descends fromlocal Grey cattle The animals are light to dark grey shading to black Muzzles and eyelidsare black Horns are U- shaped pale with black tips Proportionate body strong legs Breed occurence______________________________________________

Bulgaria

Stock 2005 20 cowsContact Ph D Hasan AliResearch Inst of Mountain stockbreedingand Agriculture281 Vasil Levski StrBG-5600 TroyanBulgariaE-mail hasan_ali_bgyahoocom

Turkey

Stock 2005 unknownRemarks largest of the Turkish cattlebreeds grey light silver to dark ash blackneck narrow breast slow growingContact ProfDr M Ihsan SoysalTrakya UniversityTekirdag Faculty of AgricultureTR-59100 TekirdagE-mail misoysalttnetnettr

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Greek Buffalo source httpwwwellinikazoagr_englishpage2htm

DOMESTIC BUFFALOThe Crusaders brought the Water Buffalo to Europe in the Middle Ages where it acclima-tised to the cooler conditions Bulgaria and Italy are home to long established herds of WaterBuffalo and hence they are often called Mediterranean Water BuffaloDomestic buffalo of Mediterranean type is spread over several countries of theBalkansBreed occurence______________________________________________

Albania

Stock 2002 65 animals registeredRemarks (2003) In Albania there is abuffalo conservation program which willfinancially support the farmers to keep andincrease the animals The program iscompiled from MAF and is approved bythe Albanian Government The AnimalProduction Department is in charge ofimplementing the programContact ProfDr Kristaq KumeAssoc ALBAGENERr Abdyl Frasheri Pall 33 sh 1 Ap 5AL- TiranaAlbaniaE-mail kkumeicc-alorgBulgaria

Stock 1997 120 cows 5 bulls in Dra-gana Troyan Shumen and ChiflikaContact ProfDr Kostadin ZhelevEASRAB (animal breeding agency)26 Bistrishko shoseBG- SofiaBulgariaE-mail sdkrdjmbbia-bgcomGreece

Stock 2005 about 1400 animals in 9breeding groupsContact ProfDr Andreas GeorgoudisAristotle UniversityDep of Animal ProductionGR-540 06 ThessalonikiE-mail andgeorgagroauthgrRemarks The Mediterranean type ofRiver buffalo originating from the water-buffalo was imported from Asia in the 8thcentury living in the Wetlands of Centraland Eastern FYR Macedonia and ThraceUnicoloured black grey brown White ar-eas on the head feet and tail absence ofpigment in the iris of the eyes 2 bighorns with large base folded lowerpart and smooth upper part Theproducts are occasionally sold in the localmarket

FYR Macedonia

Stock 2005 unknownContact Dr Sreten AndonovUniversity of Ss Cyril and Methodius Fac-ulty of Agricultue - SkopjePO Box 297MK-1000 SkopjeFYR MacedoniaE-mail sandonovzfukimedumkMontenegro

Stock 2005 unknownContact Dr Bozidarka MarkovicBiotechnical InstituteDept of animal scienceTrg Kralja Nikole bb81000 PodgoricaMontenegroE-mail bmarkoviccgyuSerbia

Stock 2005 5000 animals estimated no conservation programme runningContact DVM Srdjan StojanovicMinistry of Agric amp Water ManagementDep for Genetic Resources and GMONemanjina 22-2611000 BelgradeSerbiaE-mail agrvethotmailcom