BreedsHair Sheep Breeds: Sheep That Don't Need Shearing in Hot Climates
Hair sheep breeds that don't need shearing: Dorper, Katahdin, Blackbelly, Djallonke, Sahel and Sudanese sheep compared, with tips to choose for your climate.
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Sheep and goat breeds: Naimi, Najdi, Harri, Dorper, Boer
The breed sets growth speed, weight and market price: Naimi, Najdi and Harri in Saudi Arabia, Dorper for meat, Ardi, Shami and Boer among goats.
These guides compare breeds, weights by age and how to age a sheep.
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BreedsBest Goat Breeds for Milk: A Practical Dairy Comparison
A practical comparison of the best goat breeds for milk: Saanen, Alpine, Nubian, Shami (Damascus), Toggenburg and local breeds, by yield, butterfat and heat tolerance, to choose well.
BreedsBest Sheep Breeds for Fattening: Fastest Growth, Best Profit
The best sheep breeds for fattening compared on daily gain, feed conversion, carcass, heat tolerance and market demand, plus common crosses and how to test breeds on your own farm.
BreedsGoat Breeds Guide: Meat, Dairy and Fibre Breeds Compared
A practical goat breeds guide: Boer, Shami (Damascus), Ardi, Nubian, Saanen, Alpine, Kiko, Kalahari Red, Angora and local African breeds, with a comparison table to choose well.
BreedsNorth African Sheep Breeds: Ouled Djellal, Sardi, Barbarine
A guide to North African sheep breeds: Ouled Djellal, Rembi, Hamra and D'man in Algeria, Sardi, Timahdite and Beni Guil in Morocco, Barbarine in Tunisia and Libya, Touabire in Mauritania.
BreedsSheep Breeds Guide: Meat, Wool, Milk and Desert Breeds
A complete sheep breeds guide by purpose: meat, wool, milk and hardy desert hair breeds from the Gulf, Levant, North Africa, Sudan and the world, with a comparison table.
Nutrition & feedNajdi Sheep Fattening: Lamb Selection, Ration and Weighing
How to fatten Najdi lambs in Saudi Arabia: lamb choice, reception, a staged ration, fortnightly weighing and health, so you sell by weight at the right time.
BreedsHow to Tell a Sheep's Age by Its Teeth: Incisor Age Chart
How to tell a sheep's age by its teeth: milk vs permanent incisors, an approximate age chart per pair, and why a recorded birth date is more reliable.
BreedsSheep Weight by Age and Breed: Naimi, Harri and Najdi Guide
How much do Naimi, Harri and Najdi sheep weigh by age? Approximate tables from birth to adult, carcass weight, Eid and Aqiqah tips, and why the scale decides.
BreedsLadoum Sheep of Senegal: Traits, Care and Market Value
Ladoum sheep of Senegal: origin, traits, why prices run so high, how to house and feed them, and how pedigree records protect value and prevent inbreeding.
BreedsGulf Goat Breeds: Ardi vs Shami (Damascus) Compared
Gulf goat breeds compared: Ardi and Shami (Damascus) plus other local goats by milk, meat, hardiness and value, to choose the right goat for your farm.
BreedsSaudi Sheep Breeds: Naimi, Najdi and Harri Compared
Saudi sheep breeds compared: Naimi, Najdi and Harri by appearance, size, hardiness and market demand, so you can match the right breed to your farm and goals.
BreedsWest African Goat Breeds: Red Sokoto, Sahel and Dwarf Goats
A guide to West African goat breeds: Red Sokoto (Maradi), Sahel and West African Dwarf goats, their traits, regions and how to manage them for profit.
BreedsSudanese Desert Sheep: Hamari and Kabashi Breed Guide for Farmers
Sudanese desert sheep explained: Hamari and Kabashi traits, pastoral life, export to Saudi Arabia and care after import, so you buy and manage them well.
BreedsDorper Sheep Guide: Traits, Growth, Lambing and Crossbreeding
A practical Dorper sheep guide: origin, Black and White Dorper traits, feeding, lambing intervals and crossbreeding with local sheep for faster, heavier lambs.
BreedsBoer Goat Guide: Traits, Feeding, Breeding and Crossbreeding
A practical Boer goat guide for African and Gulf farmers: breed traits, feeding, kidding, health risks and how to use Boer bucks to improve local goats.
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