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EFFECT OF TRANSPORT STRESS ON ECONOMIC LOSS IN SHEEP*

B. Rajesh Kumar, M.R. Muralidharan, V. Ramesh, S. Arunachalam, T. Sivakumar

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¹Deparbnent of Uliestock Production and Management, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600 007, India

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Cite article:- Kumar Rajesh B., Muralidharan M.R., Ramesh V., Arunachalam S., Sivakumar T. (2025). EFFECT OF TRANSPORT STRESS ON ECONOMIC LOSS IN SHEEP*. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 37(1): 54 - 56. doi: .

ABSTRACT

A study on Mecheri breed of sheep was undertaken with the objectives of analysing the effect of transportation on physical parameters and economic loss in sheep. A total number of healthy sheep (36 males and 36 females) were randomly selected which had been transported by mini-lorry from two places namely Thiruvannamalai (Group I - 180 kms) and Guntur (Group II - 410 kms) to the Perambur slaughter house, Chennai which took nearly four hours and ten hours respectively. Significant (P

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