write any five Indian breeds of sheep Where are they found and the quality of wool they produce
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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.