The sheep industry in Botswana: promoting the Karakul sheep industry

The latest Botswana Agricultural Census Report (BACR) (1993) indicates that there are approximately 250 thousand sheep in Botswana. Ninety-three per cent of these sheep are found in traditional farms, while the rest are in commercial farms (BACR, 1993). The traditional farming system is practised on...

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Published inSouth African journal of animal science Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 258 - 262
Main Authors Nsoso, S.J, Madimabe, M. (Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone (Botswana))
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS) 01.10.1999
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BOTSWANA
INDUSTRIA
INDUSTRIE
INDUSTRY
OVIN
OVINOS
SHEEP
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Summary:The latest Botswana Agricultural Census Report (BACR) (1993) indicates that there are approximately 250 thousand sheep in Botswana. Ninety-three per cent of these sheep are found in traditional farms, while the rest are in commercial farms (BACR, 1993). The traditional farming system is practised on communal or tribal land where fencing is not allowed and thus no controlled breeding is possible. Commercial or freehold land is fenced thus controlled breeding is possible. Eightfour per cent of the sheep in Botswana are pure Tswana and its crosses, while the remaining 16% are Karakul and its crosses (Madimabe & Nsoso, 1998). There are also other sheep breeds, which are only important as ram breeds for crossbreeding with Tswana or Karakul. These are Dorper, Black Persian and Namaqua Africander.
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ISSN:0375-1589