Sheep breed
Alföldi Suta Racka
Alföldi Suta Racka
The polled, triple-purpose Racka of the southern Great Plain farmsteads: 30–35 cm fleece in locks, excellent maternal traits.
Description1
It was the typical sheep of the southern Great Plain farmsteads for a few years after World War II. In Hódmezővásárhely this breed, developed from the Hungarian and the Csákova sheep, set the direction of breeding; in 1946, 90 per cent of the town's sheep were Racka.
A triple-purpose breed: it supplied milk and meat for food, and pelts and cloth for clothing. It has excellent maternal traits and rears its lambs well; its meat is considered tastier because it stores fat mainly in the abdominal cavity rather than within the tissues.
The lowland white Racka is usually polled, with light-brown hair on the head and lower legs and fine ears set to the side. The udder is well developed and bare; the fleece is in locks, 30–35 cm long. The breeding goal is to keep a sound constitution, high resilience and good maternal traits under extensive conditions and to reach a population size that secures the breed.
History1
After World War II
For a few years the typical sheep of the southern Great Plain farmsteads, kept in flocks of 15–20, or 70–100 where pasture allowed.
1946
The sheep section of the Hódmezővásárhely Livestock Association finds that 90% of the town's sheep are Racka.
Breed standard and breed society
The official breed description, breeding goal and herdbook rules are published by the recognised breed society (MJKSZ).
- MJKSZ – Alföldi suta racka juh fajtaleíráshttps://mjksz.hu/tenyesztes/fajtak/alfoldi-suta-racka-juh
Photo gallery
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Sources
Accessed: 2026-10-18.