Name some breeds of sheep reared in india . Explain the quality of wool they provide amd state where they found.
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1. Mecheri
It is distributed in Salem, Erode, Karur, Namakkal, and fewer parts of Dharmapuri districts of Tamilnadu.
It is a meat purpose breed.
It has medium sized body with pale purplish skin color.
There are no horns for both the sexes.
Tail is smaller and slender.
Adult male average body weight 36kg.
Adult female average body weight 22kg.
2. Chennai red
This is distributed in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Thiruvannamalai districts of Tamilnadu.
It is meat purpose breed.
Majority are purple in color.
Certain animals have colored stripes on their forehead.
Adult male average body weight 36kg.
Adult females average body weight 24 kg.
3. Ramanadhapuram white
This is distributed in Ramanadhapuram, Sivagangai, and Virudhunagar districts of Tamilnadu.
It is meat purpose breed.
It has medium sized body.
Majority of them are white in color.
Certain goats hold black colored stripes all over their body.
Adult males have their bent horns, whereas females with absence of horns.
Legs are smaller and slender.
Adult male average body weight 31kg.
Adult female average body weight 23kg.
4. Keezhakaraisal
This is distributed in Ramanadhapuram, Sivagangai and Thirunelveli districts of Tamilnadu.
It is meat purpose breed.
It has medium sized body.
It is found in black red skin color.
Black colored bands are found on the skin in the regions of head, stomach and legs.
Tail is smaller and slender.
Adult male goats are found with stronger coiled horns.
Majority of the goats are found with wattle, under the jaw/throat.
Adult male average body weight 29kg.
Adult female average body weight 22kg.
5. Vembur
It is distributed in Vembur, melakarandhai, keezha karandhai, nagalapuram regions, Tuticorin and Virudhunagar districts of Tamilnadu.
It is meat purpose breed.
These are taller breeds.
They have white color skin with red color spots over their body.
Ears are drooped out.
Tail is smaller and slender.
Adult males are found with horns and absence of horns in case of females.
Adult males average body weight 35kgs.
Adult females average body weight 28kgs.
Answer:
1. Gaddi Sheep:
These are small in size & are distributed in various parts of Jammu. The main purpose for rearing this breed is wool. Males have horns & females are hornless. The wool of this breed is fine & lustrous & an average annual yield of 1.15kg per sheep can be expected which is usually clipped thrice a year. The wool of this sheep breed is used to manufacture Kullu shawls & blankets.
2. Deccani Sheep:
This breed is basically a mixture of wooly types of Rajasthan & hairy types of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Tamil Nadu states. These sheep’s are reared for both wool & mutton. This breed is mainly found in Mumbai Deccan region & parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Telangana. This breed of sheep possess of grey & black color. This sheep breed is small in size and hardy & it is well suited for poor pastoral conditions. As these sheeps are good for wool production, the average annual yield of wool is about 5kg per sheep can be expected. The wool is of low grade & it is basically a mixture of hair & fibers mostly used for the manufacturing rough blankets.
3. Mandya Sheep:
These are mainly found in Mandya district of Karnataka. Mandya sheep are small animals having white color. However in some cases face would be in light brown color which may extend up to neck. This breed has compact body with long, leafy & droopy ears. Generally an average male sheep weighs around 35ks & female sheep around 25kgs. This sheep breed is considered for best mutton among other Indian breeds.
4. Nellore Sheep:
This breed is mainly distributed in Andhra Pradesh & some parts of Telangana. These can be reared in any part of south India because of their good adaptability for southern climate. These are taller in size with little hair. This breed is tallest among all other breeds in India & look similar to a goat. This sheep breed has long & drooping ears. Average body weight of male sheep is 36-38 kgs while female sheep attain 28-30 kgs with good farm management practices. This breed has a long face, long ears & body is densely covered with short hair. Mostly all the sheep of this breed appears in Red color, that is why people call them Nellore Red.
5. Marwari Sheep:
This sheep breed possess long legs, black face & a prominent nose. The tail is short & pointed. This breed is mainly distributed all over Jodhpur & parts of Jaipur districts of Rajasthan. These sheep breed flocks are raised in Barmer& Bali districts of Rajasthan. These sheep’s migrate to places in Uttar Pradesh, some districts of Madhya Pradesh & some parts of Maharashtra. This breed have high tolerance of worms & diseases. Due to high resistance of this breed, the survival rate is comparatively high. The average wool for a year from each sheep is estimated around 1-1.25 kgs.