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Zulu sheep
The Zulu sheep breed is native to South Africa and is predominantly raised by rural farmers in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It serves primarily as a source of food and income to poor resource farmers. It belongs to the Nguni type of sheep together with the Pedi and the Swazi sheep.
==History==
Zulu sheep are a type of Nguni breed found with the communal people of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They prove a source of livelihood and means of utilising marginal environments not suitable for cultivation (Ramsey et al., 2000). Rural farmers recognise Zulu sheep for its high adaptation to the prevalent harsh environmental conditions and their ability to tolerate both external and gastro-intestinal parasites as well as tick-borne diseases. In addition they can walk longer distances and have good foraging ability (Ramsey et al., 2000). Nevertheless, the existence of the breed is threatened (Kunene et al., 2009). Its place is being taken up by less adapted exotic breeds, either by replacement or crossbreeding (Kunene et al., 2009, Mavule et al., 2013). This change is being driven by the perception, held by most farmers, that indigenous livestock show poorer performance compared to their exotic counterparts. This line of thinking has been receiving political backing over the years in many African countries (Scholtz et al., 2008). Thus breeding programmes put in place in Africa have been geared towards improving this presumed low productive performance through crossbreeding (KöhlerRollefson, 2001). This breed originated in South Africa.
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