Under Bulgarian and EU regulations, the sheep must be put down to stop the spread of the disease. The disease is not dangerous to humans, even if they have eaten meat from an infected animal.

During Easter and St. George's Day, Bulgarian sheep breeders typically sell around 500,000 lambs, with a significant portion, approximately 60-70%, being sold directly from farms.

Sheep breeders in Bulgaria insist on stricter control of the import of lamb meat from North Macedonia. Otherwise, they threaten to block the "Kulata" checkpoint on March 31.

The event seeks to gather funds for the conservation of an endangered Bulgarian sheep breed raised in the central part of the Stara Planina Mountain, which is part of the Balkan Mountains. Meals will ...

Johannesburg — A BULGARIAN consortium has invested $2m in a plant in Mpumalanga to process sheep skins. The Afrimarino plant near Bronkhorstspruit will create 80 to 100 jobs, and is already ...