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THE “GAROLE” - MICROSHEEP OF BENGAL, INDIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

P. M. Ghalsasi  and
B. V. Nimbkar
P. M. Ghalsasi
Affiliation:
Livestock Development Officer, Maharashtra State Department of Animal Husbandry, Maharashtra, INDIA
B. V. Nimbkar
Affiliation:
Director, Animal Husbandry Division, Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, Phaltan, Maharashtra, INDIA
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Summary

In the Sundarbans area of West Bengal (India) there is a breed of microsheep (adult weight 10–14 Kg.) with a very high prolificacy (227%).

This breed may be a valuable source of prolificacy for sheep in India. There are also reasons to believe that it is resistant to footrot. A conservation policy is necessary to preserve this hitherto neglected animal genetic resource.

Resume

Dans la région de Sundarbans, dans le Bengale Occidental (Inde) est décrite une race de moutons nains (poids adulte 10–14 kg) très prolifiques (227%).

Cette race pourrait constituer une source valable de prolificité pour les ovins en Inde. II existe aussi des raisons de penser que ces animaux sont résistants au pietain. Un programme de conservation est nécessaire pour cette ressource génétique négligée.

Type
Research Articles
Information
Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales , Volume 12 , April 1993 , pp. 69 - 75
Copyright
Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1993

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