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Van Rooy - Sheep Breed

Hello guys today we will be talking about The Van Rooy, also known as the Van Rooy White Persian, is a breed of domestic sheep native to South Africa. The Van Rooy was first developed in 1906 by J. C. van Rooy, a South African Senator and farmer in the Bethulie district.The Van Rooy is cross between indigenous Ronderib Afrikaner sheep, and Rambouillets. It is a fat-tailed sheep and also a hair sheep, removing the need for shearing and crutching. They are generally kept for meat production, and are very well-suited to arid climates. Van Rooys are polled, have drooping ears, and are entirely white. The breed has also been exported to Namibia and Zimbabwe. In 1998, the first Van Rooy embryos were imported into Australia and rams have now been used as a foundation sires in White Dorper upgrading programs.Van Rooy genetics have also contributed to the development of the Australian White sheep. Van rooy rams reach a live weight of 90 to 120 kilograms 265 pounds and van rooy ewes weigh 50 to 75 kilograms 160 pounds. The Van Rooy is a medium to large-framed sheep, and both rams and ewes are polled. The tail is characteristically fat-rumped. It has a dewlap from the jaw to the brisket and a very prominent chest and brisket. The upper part of the body have a woolly mixture of hair. On the head, legs and lower parts of the body, the hair short and devoid of wool. The breed offers strong resistance to high temperatures and possesses sufficient wool covering in between the hair to enable it to withstand cold. It is especially a diseases resistant breed, and is not easily affected by internal parasites as many other breeds. Due to it’s thicker skin, it is also more resistant to diseases caused by external parasites. It stands to reason that these latter problems can never be eliminnates altogether and necessary precaution and treatment should not be neglected or disregarded. Van Rooy rams are widely used to produce crossbred lambs, which put fat on the carcass at a much earlier stage than when crossbreeding two non-fat-tailed breeds. The Van Rooy ram is known for being a hard and diligent worker, the Van Rooy ewe that she has an unlimited mating season. Consequently she comes on heat and can be served any time of the year. Due to its hardiness, coupled with its ability to hoard energy, and an unlimited mating season, the Van Rooy ewe gets on heat very soon after production, even under most difficult conditions. This brings about that three lambs in two years are rather the rule than the exception. The ewe is an excellent mother, taking good care of her young and producing sufficient milk for rearing her lamb. Thanks for watching please like comment and subscribe.