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- 1. Different breeds ofsheep and their characteristics
- 2. Objectives • To identifydifferent breeds of sheep according to their characteristics • To understand the uses that can be obtained by each different breed types
- 3. Definition • Sheep – Quadruped –Ruminant – Mammal – Kept as livestock
- 4. Domestication of sheep •Descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia
- 5. Scientific classification • Kingdom– Animalia • Phylum – Chordata • Class – Mammalia • Order – Artiodactyla • Family – Bovidae • Sub family – Caprinae • Genus – Ovis • Species – O. aries
- 6. Parts of thebody of a sheep
- 7. Digestive system ofa sheep
- 8. Denture arrangement ofsheep • Two types of teeth – Milk teeth (20) – Permanent teeth (32) • No front teeth on the upper pallet • Can use to determine the age of sheep
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- 10. Types of wool •Fine wool types • Medium wool types • Long wool types • Crossbred wool types • Fur-types
- 11. Different breeds • Jaffnalocal • Bikenary • Bannur • Red madrus • Dorset
- 12. Jaffna local • Sheeprearing was based on traditional mixed crops integration practices and operated under limited or no input basis.
- 13. Morphological features • Smallto medium sized • Angular body covered with short hair of white, tan and black colours • Height – 64.70cm (ram) – 62.33cm (ewe)
- 14. More about Jaffnalocal…. • Male : Female (breeding population) = 1:14 • Age at first lambing – 16 months • Lambing interval – 6-12 months • Lifetime production per ewe – 7-9 lambs • People in Jaffna do not consume meat because of the belief of having allergies from meat, so the meat is marketed to other parts of country • When their rearing areas are flooded during rainy season, they are moved to another place
- 15. Purpose of rearingJaffna local • Meat • Faecal material (as biomass) • Pets (because of the belief of having fortune)
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- 17. Morphological features • Whitebody with light brown or black face • Small body • Long face • Small tubular ears • Polled
- 18. More about Bikenary… •Purebred or crossbred • Only lustrous carpet wool-producing breed • Recently, number of crossbreds are increasing • Flock size – about 150 in a herd
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- 20. Morphological features • Whitebody with brown colour head and neck • Convex face • Medium drooping ears • Usually polled • Short legs • Short tail • Coarse wool
- 21. More about Bannur… •Highly demanded for meat • Adaptable to all types of climates from hot tropical to cold climates • Fast growth and excellent feed conversion ratio • High twinning percentage • Produces very good crossbreds with local goats
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- 23. Morphological features • Mediumsized well built body • Broad chest • Reddish brown colour, varied from tan to dark brown • Usually polled • Ears are pendulous • Tail of medium length
- 24. More about Redmadras…. • Main breeding time – July to September • Have excellent feed conversion efficiency • Native breed of Tamil Nadu in India • Gives high quality meat and skin • Flock size – 20-50
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- 26. Morphological features • Whiteface and body • Polled • Curved horned • Short round ears • Fully covered with medium length wool
- 27. More about Dorset… •Produces 4-5 labs per year • Gives strong, white fleece • Has great weight – 100-120Kg (ram) – 70-90 (ewe)
- 28. Main products suppliedby different types of sheep Meat • Dorset • Suffolk • Cheviot Hair • Merino • Rambouillet Meat and hair • Montadale • Kooka
- 29. Diseases • By prions– scrapie • By virus – foot and mouth disease, sheeppox • By bacteria – foot rot, fleece rot • By fungi – facial eczema • By helminth – flatworms, tapeworms • Arachnides – ticks, lice, mites
- 30. Summary Characteristics Jaffna local Bikenary BannurRed madras Dorset Body Medium sized Small Medium Medium Large Build Angular Medium Short Well built Well built Height 62-64cm Wool type Fur type Medium type Fine type Fur type Medium type Main products Meat, manure Wool, meat Meat, wool Meat, skin Wool, meat
- 31. Reference:- Livestock Statistics (SriLanka) http://www.daph.gov.lk Animal Husbandary, G.C.Banerjee