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Breeds of Sheep

Erka Sheep, Edka

Category: Meat Country: India Home tract: Found Around Chilika Lake and in Khurda District in Odissa Morphological characteristics Body: Medium sized Body coat: Red coat Horns: Males are horned Ears: Medium sized,...
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Dharamagarh Sheep

Category: Meat, wool Country: India Home tract: Odisha Morphological characteristics Body: Small sized Body coat: Coarse wool Reproductive traits Lambing interval: Annual Litter size: Single Remarks: With stand high ambient temperature and draught. References AHVS, “Sheep...
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Kuzi Sheep

Category: Meat, wool Country: India Home tract: Coastal districts - Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttck and Kendrapada of Odissa state Morphological characteristics Body: Little sized   Horns: Both sexes are polled Tail: Small, thin Morphometric...
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Yalada Sheep

Category: Meat Country: India Home tract: Bagalkot district of Karnatka state Morphological characteristics Body: Medium sized Body coat: White coat colour consisted of thick small hairs. Face is white, white...
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Sangamneri Sheep

Category: Meat, wool Country: India Home tract: Rahuri, Sangamner, Rahata and Sri Rampur blocks of Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Morphological characteristics Body: Large, tall and long; straight backline, medium...
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Koraput Sheep

Category: Meat Country: India Home tract: Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri and Rayagada districts of Odissa. Morphological characteristics Body coat: Coarse wool to hairy. Predominant coat colours are of various shades...
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Mouli Sheep

Category: Meat Country: India Home tract: Bijapur district of Karnatka state Morphological characteristics Body: Tall with deep body Body coat: Coat colour is white with or without brown spots/patches. A...
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Kolhapuri Sheep

Category: Meat Country: India Home tract: Kagal and Hatkanangle talukas of Kolhapur district Morphological characteristics Body: Medium sized Body coat: Mottled (black coat colour mingled with varying shades of tan...
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Kajali Sheep

Category: Meat, wool Country: India Home tract: Sangrur, Barnala, Ludhiana, Moga and adjoining districts of Punjab. The breed ‘Kajali’ derived its name from black circles (Kajal in...
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Chitrangi Sheep

Category: Meat, wool Country: India Home tract: Fazilka, Mukrsar districts of Punjab, Sri Ganga nagar district of Rajasthan and adjoining areas. Morphological characteristics Body coat: The coat colour is...
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Dr. K.L. Dahiya Veterinary Surgeon, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Haryana - India