Ladoum is a sheep native to Senegal. It belongs to the group of Moorish short-haired sheep. It is a large breed, the ram measuring 115 cm on average at the withers. The dominant dresses are the white and pie-black dresses. Both male and female have white horns, white hooves and very light eyes.
The breed is characterized by:
good bone structure;
a wide basin;
a well convex chamfer;
a hypermetric and elongated body;
an average height at the withers of 115 ± 5 cm in males and 100 ± 5 cm in females, considering the age class;
the body length is 105 ± 5 cm in the male and 95 ± 5 cm in the female.
Ladoum is one of the four main breeds of sheep in Sénégal, but it is also the rarest and most sought after. It is very popular with the well-to-do classes of the country for the Muslim holiday of Aid or Tabaski.
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