A comparison of morphometric traits of sheep breeds of Karnataka in the farmers' flocks

The study revealed that the 4 sheep breeds of Karnataka differed significantly with respect to body weight and other physical traits. Kenguri and Bellary breeds of sheep were larger and heavier than Hassan and Mandya sheep breeds. Amongst them Kenguri rams were heaviest followed by Bellary, Mandya and Hassan but in ewes the above order was reversed in breeds of southern Karnataka. The overall difference in body weights of Kenguri and Bellary rams was 9.66 kg whereas in Hassan and Mandya rams it was 4.37 kg. The corresponding values in ewes were 4.06 kg and 1.5 kg. In ewes, the increase in magnitude of a morphometric trait from a lower age group to next higher age group was marginal. All the sheep breeds of Karnataka attained maximum weight at 8-tooth age

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DK Yadav, A Jain, VS Kulkarni, MG Govindaiah, T Aswathnarayan, DK Sadana (2013) Classification of four ovine breeds of southern peninsular zone of India:Morphometric study using classical discriminant function analysis. SpringerPlus 2 29.doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-29 .Not AvailableNot Availabl