Exotic sheep breeds pdf

South african sheep breeds meatmaster grootfontein. Over the past 400 years, a number of exotic cattle, sheep and pig breeds have been imported to south africa and used in livestock production systems in the region. Pdf in the 1850s, breeders established breed societies which. It is a hardy breed and capable of performing well under most conditions. Review of sheep crossbreeding based on exotic sires and among. Face, ears and legs white in colour and free from wool. The first introduction of exotic sheep breeds into ethiopia traced back to.

Indigenous and locally developed breeds agribook digital. Exotic sheep breeds information guide agri farming. Sheep belongs to the family bovidae,genus ovis and species aries. Flock composition of the sheep breeds of ethiopia is estimated as 26. Centuries of selective breeding, accelerated in the later part by the use of modern breeding tools, has helped in evolving some of the most outstanding dairy breeds of cattle in western countries. These sheep breeds are very prolific and excellent milk producers. Females obtain weights up to 65kg and males till 75kg. Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia meyers konversationslexikon. Sheep, composite breeds, exotic breeds, indigenous populations. The sheep an important economic livestock species contributes greatly to the agrarian indian economy. This sheep is most popular fine wool breed of sheep in the world which is originated from spain.

The breeds and their resultant crosses had good growth and wool production performance under onstation and onfarm conditions. Since the late 1980s a number of sheep farmers realized that there was a national as well as an international need for an adaptable, economically viable and marketable mutton sheep, which can produce on the veld. They are given adequate feeding and good management so that they can express. Domestic sheep ovis aries are partially derived from mouflon ovis orientalis stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species domestic sheep breeds. This breed originates from switzerland, but at present is widely spread all over the world.

These breeds are in various shapes, sizes, types and color. Origin of the breed the meatmaster is a composite sheep breed developed in south africa. These breeds maintains a very high standard with respect to milk production, age at maturity and breeding efficiency. A world bank technical paper wtp15 sheep and goats in developing countries their present and potential role winrock international file copy 11, r pr. Exotic breeds merino, rambouillet, dorset, corriedale.