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Sheep Breeds
Chevaadu Sheep
Accession number: INDIA_SHEEP_1800_CHEVAADU_14041
Category: Meat
Country: India
Home tract: Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu
Morphological characteristics
Body: Small to medium in size
Body coat: Two colour variant viz. light brown and
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,...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...Madgya Sheep
Category: Meat Country: India Home tract: Andhra Pradesh, Sangli district of Maharashtra, also present in Satara district Morphological characteristics Body: Tall, hairy Body coat: White with brown patches Morphometric traits Body weight:...Duma Sheep, Dumba, Baraiya
Category: Meat Country: India Home tract: Saylataluka of Surendranagar district of Gujarat state. The breed is very popular among the breeders and has spread to Bhavnagar, Kutch,...Birbhum Sheep
Category: Meat Country: India Home tract: Birbhum district of West Bengal Morphological characteristics Body coat: Body colour ranges from white, grey to deep brown, either intact or patchy. body...Yoroo Sheep
Category: Meat Country: Mongolia Home tract: Developed in the Yoroo District of Selenga province by crossing local fine and semi-fine wool sheep with semi-fine wool breeds such...Uzemching Sheep
Category: fat-tailed type, meat, wool Country: Mongolia Home tract: Erdene and Zagaang districts of Sukh-Batar province Morphological characteristics Body: Compact Body coat: The colour of the body is white. The...Tsigai Sheep
Category: Meat, wool, skin, milk Country: Mongolia Home tract: Herlen, Ulziit and Bayan Khutag districts of Khentei province and in the Asgat district of Sukh-Batar province. Morphological characteristics Body:...Torguud Sheep
Category: Meat, fat, wool Country: Mongolia Home tract: Bulgang, Altay and Uengch districts of Kobdo province in the western part of the country Morphological characteristics Body: Large, leggy animal...Sutai Sheep
Category: Meat, wool, milk Country: Mongolia Home tract: Sutai Mountain in the Darib district of Khobot province Morphological characteristics Body: Compact Body coat: White, head is black or brown, with...Steppe White Sheep
Category: Meat Country: Mongolia Home tract: Developed by crossing fine wool Altai and Uvur baigal breeds as well as with semi-fine wool Tsigai breed. This sheep is...
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Dr. K.L. Dahiya
Veterinary Surgeon, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Haryana - India