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Guediawaye, Senegal – 28 June 2025
1. A man poses for a photo with Niang Ballo, a highly decorated Ladoum sheep, as other sheep stand in their pens at the ADEELA (Ladoum Breeders’ Alliance) festival
2. Men admiring Niang Ballo
3. Various of Niang Ballo standing with his owner, Mohamed Wane, and festival organizers, to pose for a portrait
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Mohamed Wane, businessman and breeder:
“And based on measurements and aesthetics, because there are aesthetic criteria, like the curvature of the head, the length of the tail, the symmetry of the horns, etc., the hair. After that they determine who comes first according to a very, very, let’s say, scrutinized scale because there’s a jury each time.”
5. Various of Niang Ballo
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Mohamed Wane, businessman and breeder:
“So what’s the importance? For example, in the junior category, when he won the CEP (suburban breeders’ circle), we were offered 50 million (francs) to buy the sheep, almost 100,000 US dollars, and we refused.”
8. Various of women from the Association of Women for the Improvement and Development of Livestock Breeding in Senegal standing with one of their sheep
9. SOUNDBITE (Wolof) Fatou Seye, vice president of the women breeders’ association:
“This is what we want (more women breeders), that’s why we mobilized to create this association. The association isn’t just in Dakar. It covers all regions of Senegal. I live in Diourbel. We’re in Dakar, Mbour, Kaolack, even Gambia, and Mauritania.”
10. Various of sheep standing in position to be judged at the pageant
11. Maniane Ndaw and his prized sheep Alou after winning best junior male
12. Various of Ndaw andAlou
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Maniane Ndaw, breeder:
“For me, it’s a great, great pleasure, because before him, his father won titles, and now his son came along and has also won a title. So it shows that the lineage is a good one. And as the lineage continues to confirm its supremacy, I believe that people will want (to buy the offspring).”
14. Sheep winning best female adult during the pageant
15. Various of male sheep standing as they are awarded first, second, and third best male adult sheep
STORYLINE:
Sheep competed for prizes Sunday at one of Senegal’s regularly held sheep pageants.
One of the stars of the show in Guediawaye, on the outskirts of Dakar, was Niang Ballo.
Niang Ballo is a Ladoum sheep, a specialized breed from Senegal which is bred for its height and strong features and his owner, Mohamed Wane, claims he’s the most decorated sheep in Senegal.
His owner, Mohamed Wane, claimed he was the most decorated sheep in Senegal.
Niang Ballo has won six titles, beginning when he was a lamb.
“Based on measurements and aesthetics, because there are aesthetic criteria, like the curvature of the head, the length of the tail, the symmetry of the horns, etc., the hair – after that they determine who comes first according to a very, very, let’s say, scrutinized scale, because there’s a jury each time,” he said.
A sheep getting a title at one of these pageants, where there are separate categories for male and female sheep and adults and junior sheep, increases the value of its bloodline.
Ladoum breeders are acutely aware of their sheep’s lineage, from both the mother’s and father’s side.
These sheep are not bred to be eaten.
Decorated sheep are fiercely sought after for breeding purposes, and the more decorated, the more valuable.
Ladoum breeding is an expensive business.
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