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Tsurcana sheep.

It is a breed of sheep native to Romania, bred for meat, milk and wool, suitable most to mountainous and hillside regions. It is a rustic breed, resilliant, very resistant to extreme weather conditions. It is bred mainly in Transylvania and in the Subcarpathian regions, but also in the other regions, representing 80% of the total of sheep bred in Romania.

Tsurcana sheep has several varieties developed in different regions: Bala variety- pure white coat, massive type, developed in the north-western part of Transylvania.

Breaza variety- white coat, black face, with a white band along the middleface, sometimes black feet, massive type with very good milk production, developed in the Jiu River Valley.

Oachesa variety- this is a more widespread variety, with a white coat, and a black ring around the eyes and black tip of the nose. The feet may sometimes be black.

Bucalaie variety- a large type, heavilly wooled and fringed at the face, brown or black face, brown-black feet and a beige shade of wool, native to Hunedoara county.

Creata de Caransebes- Caransebes Curly variety- the rarest variety of Tsurcana, created in the Caransebes area, a cross with Ratka sheep.