Compendium of conservation and production of local animal genetic resources: Pantaneiro sheep

Pantaneiro sheep have peculiar characteristics, they are wool animals, but they do not have wool in the belly and lower limbs, they are sexually precocious and do not present reproductive seasonality, they produce high-yielding carcasses, they have the skin of intermediate characteristics, among hair sheep and wool sheep. They are highly adapted to the conditions of the Pantanal Biome since their genetic formation is the result of centuries of natural selection since the arrival of the first sheep with the colonizers. This article gathers information from research carried out in the last fifteen years with this genetic resource. Morphometric measures and standardization of the breed were evaluated, taking into account the genetic origin, color, head, ears, neck, trunk, skin, udder, extremities, fleece, tail and testicles, followed by zootechnical indices and the productive characteristics of the meat. Milk, wool and skin, highlighting the Pantaneiro genetic group as polyvalent. The Pantaneiro sheep breed is a genetic option for ranchers because it has a productive potential for economic exploitation.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Vargas Junior, Fernando Miranda de, Souza, Carla Giselly de, Souza, Marcio Rodrigues de, Ferreira, Marcos Barbosa, Costa, José Alexandre Agiova da, Reis, Fernando Alvarenga, Longo, Maíza Leopoldina
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	spa
Published:	Asociacion Latinoamericana de Produccion Animal 2020
Online Access:	https://ojs.alpa.uy/index.php/ojs_files/article/view/2788
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