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Senegalese ladoum, a sheep "exempt" from Sacrifice

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  Produced by the intermediary of mixed local species, the ladoum is a variety "of luxury" which is not intended for consumption, and whose only advantage lies in its high market value, which can go up to the equivalent. of 25,000 USD. "Ladoum is an improved breed obtained through a cross between azawad and toubabir [local species, editor's note]", explains Anadolu Adama Diouf, a sheep breeder for thirty years. "What appeals the most to the ladoum is the elegance it exudes and the harmony in form," notes Cheikh Seck, a great fan of purebred sheep. Dissecting the characteristics that make the ladoum particular, Seck evokes "the curved head with a muzzle, the dewlap at the throat, the tail around 60 cm" without forgetting the height at the withers of the animal "up to 1 meter 10 in the male and 1 meter in the female. " The aura of the ladoum is such today that all around this unusual sheep is developing a very lucrative business. &quo
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