Pedi (sheep)

The Pedi sheep is a breed of sheep native to South Africa. One of three of the Nguni type, 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 Bapedi 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

  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)
  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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