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India’s vast genetic resources in slicep are reflected by the availability of 40 breeds. Most of these breeds have evolved naturally through adaptation to agro-ecological conditions and are generally named after their place of origin or on the basis of prominent characteristics. A few breeds, e.g. Hissardale, Kashmir Merino and Nilgiri, Avivastra and Avikalin are
Dangi The home tract of this breed is the Ahmednagar and Nasik districts of Maharashtra. They have usually broken red and white or black and white colour. The animals are medium in size with deep bodies. The head is usually small with a slightly protruding forehead. The muzzle is large, the ears are small, and
Agroclimatic Zones and Farming India can be divided, on the basis of the agroclimatic conditions and the type of sheep, into 4 regions, viz. (1) the north-western, central arid and semi-arid region, (ii) the southern region, (iii) the eastern region, and (iv) the northern temperate region. North-western, Central Arid and Semi-arid Region This region comprises
DOMESTICATED sheep belong to the family Bovidae, genus Ovis and species Aries. Sheep in India as well as in Arabia have originated from their wild ancestor Ovis orientale Vignei. Sheep along with goats were perhaps the first ruminants to be domesticated by man. They appear to have been freshly domesticated in the mountains of Iran,
The FAO Manual Zebu Cattle of India and Pakistan (1953) describes our breeds of cattle. According to this, the breeds of cattle are grouped into 6 categories. The first group includes lyre-horned grey cattle with white foreheads, prominent orbital arches, and faces with flat or dished profiles. The breeds under this category are the Kankrej,