Over 30 breeds of sheep and goats, draft horses, donkeys and shepherd dogs, as well as rare farm animals will be shown on 12- The National Assembly of Sheep Breeders, which is being held from today to Sunday near the Peter and Paul Monastery near Lyaskovets, BNR reported.
The meeting will be opened today at noon by the Acting Minister of Agriculture, Georgi Tahov.
The event is organized by the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Association and the "Heritage in the Future" Foundation, with the assistance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the support of the municipalities of Veliko Tarnovo, Lyaskovets and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The Bulgarian National Radio is a media partner. Reported by our correspondent Zdravka Maslyankova.
In the largest exhibition of purebred animals, the variety of autochthonous, local and rare breeds of sheep and goats bred in our country will be presented. Near the Peter and Paul Monastery near Lyaskovets, there will be farming competitions, ethnic reenactments, culinary and dairy demonstrations, firecrackers, evening concerts.
For the first time, the best dairy products from goat and sheep milk from small dairies will be awarded with a premium quality mark, explained Simeon Karakolev from the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Association:
“This will be a kind of gold medal for taste and quality, which will be awarded to participants with their products in 7 categories“.
For the first time, the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria will honor talented young performers participating in the traditional folklore contest “My lamb that has faded“ at the council. The “Unity in Diversity” will be for children and young people in the sections “ Folk singing“, “Dance art“, “Folk instruments“ and “Draw“.
A special organization of automobile traffic has been created. The entrance to the council is through the main road Sofia - Varna through the village of Sheremetya. The exit is through Lyaskovets.