Nguni Sheep

Nguni Sheep Nguni Sheep This variation seems to point to recently crossbred sheep but in fact is due to a broad ancestral gene pool. The tail is fat, long and carrot shaped.

The Zulu sheep have a mixed appearance in that their tails can be either thin or fat, they have different colours and sizes and they can have a coat of either wool or hair. This broad gene pool can give rise to a varied physical appearance but also supplies the genes necessary for the animals' adaptation to different and sometimes challenging conditions. This breed can, in fact, survive and flouri

sh where other sheep breeds die. Generally, this breed has a black, brown or reddish brown coat that is sometimes pied. However, sheep do occur which have a long thin tail which contain very little fat. The ears, which are short and narrow, are sometimes very small mouse ears. The numbers of this breed are declining rapidly due to replacement by imported breeds and to the stock theft which is prevalent in KwaZulu-Natal.

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