The super-rich in the West African country of Senegal, have the pleasure of raising Ladoum sheep that cost up to nearly 2 billion VND.
Senegal is located in the west of Africa, this is a country that uses French as its main language. Not only famous for the national football team that is the reigning champion of Africa, there are top stars of world football in the squad such as: Mane, Kalidou Koulibaly or goalkeeper Mendy. Senegal is also famous for the hobby of raising Ladoum sheep of the rich here, each sheep costs up to 85,000 USD (~ 2 billion VND). According to the concept of the people of this West African country, if you own a Ladoum sheep, you have a high position in society. Owning a Ladoum sheep is like your ticket to the high society of Senegal.
Ladoum sheep are raised on large farms in Senegal
In the 70s of the last century, Ladoum sheep were raised by people on the outskirts of the capital Dakar, Senegal. Over time, the influence of this sheep is growing, of course its price also increases rapidly with influence, making it extremely difficult to own Ladoum sheep. Senegal is still in the top 50 poorest countries in the world today, with a daily income of less than $2 and it accounts for nearly half of the country’s population. With a price of 85,000 USD, to be able to buy Ladoum sheep an ordinary person in Senegal must work for 42,500 days (More than 116 years), so if anyone in this West African country owns Ladoum sheep, it is certain. they are extremely rich, not only in Senegal but anywhere in the world. It is important to know that the average income of a 4-member household in the US is only about ~$75,000/year – Still not enough to buy Ladoum sheep as pets.
Ladoum sheep have a “heavenly” price including many reasons, the breed itself is physically superior to other sheep breeds. They are up to 1.2m tall and weigh nearly 180 kg. The characteristic of Ladoum sheep is curved horns, combined with a top-class silky long coat. If in Vietnam people follow Tiktok or Youtube to see branded bags or supercars from the rich, then in Senegal people come to these means to see Ladoum sheep, then listen to the owners of the riches. “golden sheep” shares about life when having sheep Ladoum as a friend. One of Ladoum sheep farmers, Mr. Abou Kane, said: “We love beautiful sheep. Ladoum not only has a good physique, but also an eye-catching appearance. It is expensive because of its rarity among sheep. Every rare thing in the world is expensive and Ladoum sheep is no exception.
Despite appearing for more than 50 years in Senegal, Ladoum sheep have only gained popularity in the past 20 years thanks to the difference in appearance that they bring, professional breeders realize that and they started exploiting this breed of sheep. Many people in Senegal consider owning the rare breed Ladoum more important than buying a house or a car. Because it helps them affirm their level. One resident in Senegal said: “Owning a Ladoum makes you different from the rest, when my children see someone following a big Ladoum, they will know for themselves that it is not someone with status. normal. This breed is only for the stars or the elite.” Senegal’s traditional wrestling legend – Yékini or NBA basketball star Gorgui Dieng (who has a salary of more than 16 million USD/year) owns at least one Ladoum sheep.
The price is high, but not all Ladoum sheep’s fate is good. Many Ladoum sheep are bought to serve the sacrificial rituals of the Muslims in Senegal, Islam can be said to be the state religion here with more than 95% of the population being believers. For upper-class families, they can buy up to 10 Ladoum sheep to prove their devotion to the ritual. Besides “class 1” goods priced at 85,000 USD, Ladoum sheep also have “cheap” goods of only 3,000 USD/head (Most of these sheep at this price are small in size, not beautiful in appearance).
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