"In the 1980s there were over 5 million sheep in Poland, but after 1990 the number of these animals on farms dropped sharply. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, their population began to fall rapidly ... "(Jacek Stachiewicz).

More information about sheep breeding in Poland in the article "Baca replaced the shepherd" in the 5th issue of the Carpathian Social and Cultural Review.
http: // www.procarpathia.pl/gfx/ procarpathia / files / karpacki_przeglad_spoleczno -kulturalny_nr_5.pdf.pdf