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Breeding practices in sheep farming -
A. V. Khanvilkar, M. A. Shejal, S. D. Rahane and D. R. Belhekar
Vet World. 2009; 2(1): 43-44
Abstract
The sheep is an important economic livestock species,
contributing greatly to the Indian economy, especially in arid,
semi arid and mountain areas. The current population in world is
1110.78 millions, around 44.85 millions (1987) sheeps in India (ICAR.,
2002). Sheeps are mostly reared for meat and wool. The average
annual wool production per sheep is between 3.5 to 5.5 kg of
fine quality wool in Australia, New Zealand and U.S.S.R., where
as in India except Magra sheep which annually yield more than 2
kg wool having staple length 5.8 cm, the average of rest of the
wool produced is less than 1.0 kg per sheep of inferior quality
(Banerjee G.C., 1998). Therefore many farmers in southern India
adapted sheep rearing for meat production than for wool
production. For yielding more production from sheep farming one
should have sound knowledge of general information related to
the reproduction and different breeding practices.
Keywords:
Sheep, Breeding, Farming, Flushing, Synchronization, Heat, Ewe,
Ram, Tagging, Mating, Wool, Artificial Insemination.
