Criação de ovinos da raça Santa Inês criados no Semiárido Brasileiro.

Abstract

Raising Santa Inês sheep raised in the Brazilian semiarid region. The breeding sheep is an activity that is growing in Brazil, so that it has been unable to meet the internal demands being forced to export sheep meat from neighboring countries to meet the demand of consumers. In the Northeast the activity shows not only commercial value but also cultural and social, as it has been practiced for a long time and it is passed from generation to generation. But despite being a region with high potential and has a large number of animals still have low production rates. One of the most used breeds in this region is the Santa Inês, which has favorable characteristics for breeding and production in these conditions. The objective of this review was to discuss the creation and production of Santa Inês sheep in northeastern Brazil, and shows some system features, capabilities and techniques that could improve the productivity of the same and ensuring successful creation. It was observed that the breeding sheep method with empirical, knowledge sometimes, shows an obstacle to the activity’s development, and that it is necessary to study and use of existing management techniques for the activity to be successful.