Chevaadu sheep

Body measurements and body weight of Ramnad White sheep

                       

Ramnad white is a popular mutton type sheep found in southern part of Tamil Nadu. Body colour is predominantly milky white with black patches in the extremities. Males have thick curling horns and females are polled. Sheep of this breed are medium in body size and well known for their tolerance to hot climate, disease resistance and survival under harsh climatic conditions. Ganesakale and Rathnasabapathy (1973) and Acharya (1982) reported that Ramanathapuram and adjoining areas of Tirunelveli districts are the distribution areas of Ramnad White. The breeding tract lies between 9º05 and 9º50 N latitude and between 78º10 and 78º29 E longitude. The information on body measurements of this breed is very limited. An attempt was made to study the body conformation of Ramnad White sheep in its native tract. 
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PERFORMANCE OF INDIGENOUS GOAT (PALLAI ADU)

                                                                   PALLAI ADU

India has vast animal genetic resources.

There are 20 breeds of goat distributed in different agro-climatic regions of the country.

 Pallai Adu is one of the indigenous goat distributed in southern parts of Tamil Nadu.

 Locally the goat is also called as Seeni Adu, because of its promising reproductive performance. Pallai Adu goats were seen in variety of coat colours (Mariadas, 1996).

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PERFORMANCE OF INDIGENOUS GOAT (PALLAI ADU)