The sheep population in Tunisia is mainly made up of cattle for meat production. The sheep dairy herd consists mainly of race Sardinian Sicilian representing approximately 0.7% of the total herd (about 300 000 females).
The Sicilian-Sardinian breed comes from the intersection of two Italian dairy breeds: race and race Comisana Sardinian (Sicilian race) and was introduced during the colonial era. These herds were included in cereal production to make better use of stubble and crop residues. This integration explains the concentration of farms in the plains of North and North-western Tunisia (Mateur, Beja) where the average annual rainfall exceeds 600 mm for forage production and grassland.
herds are conducted in semi-intensive system characterized by food rations consisting of hay, stubble, rangeland, crop residues and in some cases green. The use of concentrated feed takes place throughout the year.
individual average daily production was 0.58 L (72 kg of milk for a period of 124 trading days). This production is still low hence the need for an appropriate breeding scheme for this race to improve productivity. His sheep's milk is intended for industrial processing and artisanal cheese-like "ricotta" and "feta".
References
Effects of the month, age and mode of lambing on milk production in Sardinian sheep Sicilian-Tunisia. Mr. Djemali, R. Bouraoui. 1995. CIHEAM-Mediterranean Options 111-117.
Fattening performance of race-ovineSicilo Sarde in Tunisia. H. Rouissi, N. Ben Souissi, S. Dridi, K. Chaieb, S. Tlili and J. Ridene. 1996. CIHEAM-Mediterranean Options. 231-236.
Location of sheep in Tunisia and the role of research Reflections on the development of a systems approach. S. Snoussi. 2003. 419-428.
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