Country
Specie
ISO3
ZAF
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Blackhead Persian
Other name
Swartkoppersie
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Adaptability to specific environment
The breed is well adapted to the hot, arid areas of the northern Cape Province. The animals can subsist on poor grazing.
Specific reproductive characteristic
The breed is very fertile and known for its ease of lambing.
Special characteristic of product
The fat of the tail is used for cooking and preservation. The skins are of high quality and used as glove leather.
Color comments
uni coloured: white with black head and neck
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Weight males
68.00
Weight females
52.00
Other specific visible traits
short hair, fat-rumped
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1906
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
Blackhead Persian have been imported from Somalia in 1868. The first sheep were registered with the South African Studbook and Livestock Improvement Association in 1906, but registration was discontinued in 1930. A breed society was formed again in 1948.
Year of origin
1868
Location within country
Northern Cape Province
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
