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  1. Damara sheep

    Sheep breed

    The Damara is a Namibian breed of fat-tailed hair sheep, also found in South Africa. The name derives from that of the Damara region of northern Namibia where it is principally found, particularly in the Kaokoveld Desert. Together with the Namaqua Afrikaner and the Ronderib Afrikaner, it is one of three breeds in the Afrikaner group of sheep that were already in southern Africa before the arrival of colonists, and which forms part of the broader African Long-fat-tailed sheep grouping. It may be solid black, brown or white, or black-and-white pied. Wikipedia

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  2. roysfarm.com

    Aug 26, 2024The Damara sheep is a breed of domestic sheep from Namibia. It was actually from the Eastern Asia and Egypt, but it has moved down to the present day Namibia and Angola. It was in an isolated region of Namibia for many years and thus remained free of influence from other sheep breeds .
    • Altay Sheep

      The Altay sheep is a meat sheep breed. It is raised mainly for meat production. Special Notes. The Altay sheep are well adapted to their native climate. They belongs to the Kazakh group of sheep that are found in the desert and mountainous areas in west Xinjiang. The ewes are good mothers, and their lambing percentage is approximately 103 percent.

    • Raising Sheep

      Raising sheep in open field reduces the food cost. In this system, you can raise sheep by making a fence with a height of 1 meter. During summer season you can keep them under a tree. In other season 20 squire feet house is required per sheep. To keep 5 sheep 10 feet long and 10 feet wide house is best.

    • Teeswater Sheep

      It became rare by the 1920s, but it has seen a renaissance since Second World War. In the year of 1949, the Teeswater Sheep Breeder's Association was formed.. The association was formed with the aim to encourage and improve the breeding of these animals and for maintaining their purity and particularly for establishing the supremacy of the rams for crossing with hill sheep of other breeds ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org

    The Damara is a Namibian breed of fat-tailed hair sheep, also found in South Africa.The name derives from that of the Damara region of northern Namibia where it is principally found, particularly in the Kaokoveld Desert. [4]: 794 [5] Together with the Namaqua Afrikaner and the Ronderib Afrikaner, it is one of three breeds in the Afrikaner group of sheep that were already in southern Africa ...
  5. link.springer.com

    Sheep production is one of the most important activities in animal production in tropical regions. Southern Africa (SA) fat-tailed sheep such as the Afrikaner, Namaqua Afrikaner, Nguni, Persian Black Head, Tswana, Pedi, Sabi, and particularly the Damara are important animal genetic resources very well adapted to their harsh home environments. In this review, autochthonous sheep genetic ...
    Author:André Martinho AlmeidaPublished:2011
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  7. proagrimedia.com

    Jan 9, 2023The Damara can live well on both shrubland and leaves, which is different from other sheep breeds. It can also fight off both internal and external parasites and sheep sickness. The average age at first lambing is 1 year and 5 months, and the average interval between births is 7,5 months.
  8. link.springer.com

    SI FAT TAILED SHEEP The Damara in the context of Southern Africa fat-tailed sheep breeds André Martinho Almeida Accepted: 12 April 2011 /Published online: 21 April 2011 # Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 Abstract Sheep production is one of the most important ... and to a lesser extent the fat-tailed Damara breed (Almeida 2008). Dorper ...
    Author:André Martinho AlmeidaPublished:2011
  9. researchgate.net

    Litter size was dependent on breed (X2(12, N = 3388) = 796, p < 0.001), with twinning more frequent in Dorper sheep and Kalahari Red and Boer goats than in the Damara and Swakara sheep (p < 0.05 ...
  10. A Breeders Association was established at the Omatjenne Research Station in 1986 and then many animals were exported to South Africa, which established its own Damara Sheep Breeders Community in 1992. The breed has also been established in Australia, and several of them are available in New Zealand. Some were used when crossing with a white ...
  11. semanticscholar.org

    In this review, autochthonous sheep genetic resources of SA are reviewed regarding history and productive performance, and a special focus is made to the most internationalized of such breeds: the Damara. Sheep production is one of the most important activities in animal production in tropical regions. Southern Africa (SA) fat-tailed sheep such as the Afrikaner, Namaqua Afrikaner, Nguni ...
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