Pedi sheep

The Pedi sheep is a breed of sheep native to South Africa. And is one of three of indigenous type of sheep, along with Zulu and Swazi, they have been in the region since 200-400 AD.^[1] The breed gets its name and characteristics from having been raised primarily by the Pedi people in the north of the country.^[2] Pedi are smaller fat-tailed sheep kept for meat, are polled, and are generally white, brown, and red.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Hlophe, Sambulo Revelation (2011), "Genetic variation between and within six selected South African sheep breeds using random amplified polymorphic DNA and protein markers", Dissertation, University of Zululand
^ Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Information System (DAGRIS), International Livestock Research Institute
^ Graham R. Duncanson (30 June 2012). Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats. CABI. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-78064-003-7.
^ "Pedi", South African Indigenous Breeds

External links

Bapedi Sheep Breeders Society of South Africa

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[uzspace.uzulu.ac.za-1] Hlophe, Sambulo Revelation (2011), "Genetic variation between and within six selected South African sheep breeds using random amplified polymorphic DNA and protein markers", Dissertation, University of Zululand

[DAGRIS-2] Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Information System (DAGRIS), International Livestock Research Institute

[3] Graham R. Duncanson (30 June 2012). Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats. CABI. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-78064-003-7.

[4] "Pedi", South African Indigenous Breeds

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