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COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT BREEDS OF SHEEP ON WOOL PRODUCTION AND QUALITY TRAITS IN KASHMIR VALLEY

P. K. Singh, S. Banik, T.A.S. Ganai, T.K. Sarkar

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¹Sheep Research Station Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar 190 006, India

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Cite article:- Singh K. P., Banik S., Ganai T.A.S., Sarkar T.K. (2025). COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT BREEDS OF SHEEP ON WOOL PRODUCTION AND QUALITY TRAITS IN KASHMIR VALLEY. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 42(1): 63-65. doi: .

ABSTRACT

Performance of three exotic (Corriedale, Poll Dorset and South Down) and one crossbred (Local
X Corriedale) sheep in respect to greasy fleece yield and quality attributes viz. staple length, crimps
per cm, fiber diameter, and scouring yield (%) were evaluated in a organized farm of Kashmir valley.
The overall mean for the traits were observed as 0.97±0.20 kg, 4.41±0.31cm, 3.00±0.08 per cm,
25.76±0.46μ and 79.41±0.80%, respectively. The investigation showed that Corriedale breed had
performed better than other two exotic breeds.

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