Breed: Koprivshtitzas Sheep
Species: Sheep
Colour: 60 %: white wool / 40 %: dark brown wool
Weight: rams: 75 - 95 kg ewes: 42 - 55 kg
Country: Bulgaria
Description: Distribution: in the high valleys of Sredna gora and the foot of the Stara planina, mainly within the municipalities of Koprivshtitza, Panagyurishte and Pirdop Population: 4940 Risk status: vul
History: This is realtively new created breed (in the last 40 years). Basis is the old known Srednogorska(Panagjurska) sheep with post improvements. Srednorodopska(Panagjurska) sheep was a relatively small sheep with short brown pigmented ruda wool. It was a little bigger then original Karakachan and Karnobat sheep. Stuff of original ram and sheep was exhibited in National agricultural museum in Sofia.
Morphology: Coat: the fleece consists transitional and downy fibres, beard and dry fibres in the areas of buttocks and breasts may be found (more typical for raws) Head: small, straight profil line, covered with fleece till the eye line
Specials: Horns: mainly hornless, partly poorly developed horns
Uses: wool, milk, meat, pelts
Performance: milk yield: 90 - 100 l, fertility: 125 - 140 %