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| FONSECA, J. F. da; SILVA, K. de M.. |
| Brazil is known for its enormous natural animal resources, typically associated with a large diversion of biomes. Although they do not originate in the country, the sheep and goats that were incorporated by settlers after the discovery became the so-called locally adapted animals. This adaptation obeyed the environmental challenges imposed, being more severe in the semi-arid zone - Caatinga biome. Similar to the African savannah, important and unique genotypes of small ruminants live in the Caatinga. Most of them are under some degree of extinction risk mainly because there is no economic interest and/or indiscriminate reproduction with commercially exploited sheep and goats around the world, such as Dorper and Boer, respectively. These specimens were... |
| Tipo: Folhetos |
Palavras-chave: Small ruminants; Goats; Sheep; Conservation programs; Genetic resources; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1137604 |
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