The transition into the 20th and 21st centuries saw a sharp decline in sheep populations—dropping from 4.1 million to 1.6 million in Germany alone between 1989 and 2019. Néprajzi értesítő 71-73. szám, 1989-1991. - REAL-J
Jacobeit, Wolfgang: Schafhaltung und Schäfer in Zentraleuropa bis zum Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. = Acta Ethnographica XIII. 436- Jacobeit-Schafhaltung.zip
A core theme in the Jacobeit-Schafhaltung studies is the professionalization of the shepherd ( Schäfer ). The transition into the 20th and 21st centuries
Due to their mobility and "dishonorable" proximity to animal death and birth, they often occupied a distinct social niche outside standard village hierarchies. 4. Modern Challenges and Declines 1989-1991. - REAL-J Jacobeit