Pulikkulam Cattle Research Station

Manamadurai-630 606 (TANUVAS)

Tamil Nadu, India

Vembur sheep is a mutton type sheep breed distributed in Tamil Nadu state, India and the animals are maintained in a traditional way. A study was conducted to record the reproductive performance of Vembur sheep under extensive and semi intensive system of management. Age at maturity, age at first lambing and lambing interval were 509.41±9.83, 659.41± 9.83 and 285.96±5.38 days for the animals in semi intensive system, and 525.81±7.11, 675.81±7.11 and 292.90 ± 3.08 days for the animals in extensive system of management. Number of lambs produced in its life time was 6.00±0.13 and 7.02±0.76, respectively for the animals in semi intensive and extensive system of management. Twining percentage were 1.02 and 1.24, respectively for the two systems of management.

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