The Santa Inês is a breed of sheep from Brazil. As woolless hair sheep, the breed is primarily raised for meat,[1] and is one of the largest and most productive hair sheep breeds common to Brazil.[2] It is thought to have derived from crosses of the Morada Nova, Bergamasca, Somali sheep and native coarse-wooled sheep.[3] [4][5] Santa Inêz are well-adapted for tropical climates, such as with higher parasite resistance than other meat sheep breeds.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Santa Inês", ansi.okstate.edu, Oklahoma State University, 29 July 2021
- ^ Rajab MH; Cartwright TC; Dahm PF; Figueiredo EA. (1992), "Performance of three tropical hair sheep breeds." (PDF), Journal of Animal Science, 70 (11): 3351–9, doi:10.2527/1992.70113351x, PMID 1459896, S2CID 6934867
- ^ "15. Santa Inês".
- ^ IL Mason (1980), "Prolific Tropical Sheep", FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 17, FAO, ISBN 92-5-100845-0
- ^ "Sheep Breeds S - St", sheep101.info
- ^ Amarante, A.F.T.; Bricarello, P.A.; Rocha, R.A.; Gennari, S.M. (2004), "Resistance of Santa Ines, Suffolk and Ile de France sheep to naturally acquired gastrointestinal nematode infections.", Veterinary Parasitology, 120 (1–2): 91–106, doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.12.004, PMID 15019147
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