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Articles and Books about Barbados Blackbelly Sheep

  • Aumont, G.; Gruner, L.; Hostache, G. Comparison of the resistance to sympatric and allopatric isolates of Haemonchus contortus of Black Belly sheep in Guadeloupe (FWI) and of INRA 401 sheep in France. Veterinary Parasitology 116 (2): 139-150 2003
  • Combs, W. 1983. A History of the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep. Chap. 2.13, Hair Sheep of Western Africa and the Americas: A Genetic Resource for the Tropics. (H.A. Fitzhugh and G.E. Bradford, eds.), A Winrock International Study, Westview Press Inc.
  • Godfrey, R.W., Buroker, H.A., and Pannagl, B.M. Growth and carcass traits of St. Croix White (SCW) and Barbados Blackbelly x SCW (BBSC) lambs in the tropics. J. Anim. Sci. 77(Suppl. 1): 239.
  • Gruner, L.; Aumont, G.; Getachew, T.; Brunel, J. C.; Pery, C.; Cognie, Y.; Guerin, Y. Experimental infection of Black Belly and INRA 401 straight and crossbred sheep with trichostrongyle nematode parasites. Veterinary Parasitology 116 (3): 239-249 2003
  • Njwe, R.M. and Manjeli, Y. Milk yield of Cameroon Dwarf Blackbelly sheep (http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/ilri/x5520b/x5520b1h.htm#TopOfPage). Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network, ILRAD, Nairobi, Kenya, 10-14 December 1990 . Edited by B. Rey, S.H.B. Lebbie, and L. Reynolds, July 1992 .
  • Pond, K.R., Goodwin, T.G., Morbeck, D.E., Cooper, J.V., Roberts, M., and Britt, J.H. Reproductive Cycling Activities of Barbados Blackbelly, St. Croix, Katahdin and Wool Breeds During Winter, Spring and Summer. Proceedings Hair Sheep Research Symposium (ed. Stephan Wildeus). 1991. University of the Virgin Islands.
  • Rastogi, R.K., Williams, H.E., Youssef, F.G. "Prolific Tropical Sheep," FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 17, 1980. Chapter 2.1 Barbados Blackbelly. (This is one of the best articles published and I recommend it highly.)
  • Solomon J, Cumberbatch N, Austin R, Gonsalves J and Seaforth E 2006: The production parameters of the Barbados Blackbelly and crossbred sheep in a controlled semi-intensive system. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 18, Article #55. http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd18/4/solo18055.htm
  • Sponenberg, D.P. and Christman, C.J. (1995) A Conservation Breeding Handbook.The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, Pittsboro, North Carolina.
  • Swartz, H.A and Hunte, M. (1991) Out-of-Season Breeding, Prolificacy, Lambing Intervals and Weight Gains at 60, 90, 120 Days of Age of Barbados Blackbelly Sheep. Proceedings Hair Sheep Research Symposium, Stephan Wildeus, ed.
  • Thomas, D.L., Hair Sheep Genetic Resource of the Americas. Proceedings Hair Sheep Research Symposium (ed. Stephan Wildeus). 1991. University of the Virgin Islands.
  • Wildeus, S. (1988) Performance of Barbados Blackbelly and Virgin Islands White sheep on St. Croix. Second Annual Sheep Field Day, UVI-AES, pp. 21-24.
  • Wildeus, S. (1989) Barbados Blackbelly sheep in the Caribbean. In: Colored Sheep and Wool: Exploring their Beauty and Function. K. Erskine (ed.), pp. 37-42, Black Sheep Press, Ashland, OR.
  • Wildeus, S., Collins, J.R. and Gray, M.L. (1992) Comparative ewe performance of Virgin Islands White (St. Croix) and Barbados Blackbelly hair sheep phenotypes under semi-arid tropical conditions. Journal of Animal Science, Suppl. 1, 70:279.
  • Wildeus, S. Hair Sheep Genetic Resources and Their Contribution to Diversified Small Ruminant Production in the United States. J. Anim. Sci. 1997. 75:630-640.
  • Wildeus, S., Turner, K., Greiner, S., and Collins, J. Differences in Performance of Hair Sheep Lambs and Meat Goat Kids Offered High Forage Diets with a Corn-Based Supplement. Journal Of Animal Science, February 14, 2004
  • Wildeus, S., Turner, K.E., Collins, J.R. 2005. Growth Performance of Barbados Blackbelly, Katahdin, and St. Croix Hair Sheep Lambs Fed Pasture Or Hay-Based Diets. Sheep and Goat Research Journal 20:37-41.
  • Yazwinski, T. A., L. Goode, D. J. Moncol, G. W. Morgan, and L. C. Linnerud, 1979. Parasite resistance in straightbred and crossbred Barbados Blackbelly sheep. J. Anim. Sci. 49:919-926.
  • Yazwinski, T. A., L. Goode, D. J. Moncol, G. W. Morgan, and A. C. Linnerud, 1981. Haemonchus contortus resistance in straightbred and crossbred Barbados Blackbelly sheep. J. Anim. Sci. 51:279-284.

This list contains references that include "Barbados Blackbelly" in the title. Extensive research continues at the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) located on the St. Croix Campus of the University of the Virgin Islands. They use primarily Barbados Blackbelly and St. Croix hair sheep in their research. You can view a list of their publications at http://rps.uvi.edu/AES/animal/ANSCIpubs.html

Listed below are articles about hair sheep research that are of interest to Barbados Blackbelly breeders.