Effect of Body Condition Score on the Allometric Measurements and Reproductive Performance of Garole X Malpura Ewes under Hot Semi-Arid Environment
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The Garole is the only known prolific sheep breed in India and is a native of Sunderban, the swampy delta region of West Bengal [1]. Malpura is a popular mutton-type breed of semi-arid tropical region of India. These sheep are known for their hardiness and adaptability to the local environment but prolificacy is low with ewes usually producing single lambs. Increasing prolificacy of the Malpura sheep has always been an important breeding goal in the semi-arid region of India. Hence the most prolific Garole sheep had been crossed with Malpura breed with more desirable characteristics to obtain a cross breed of higher productivity. Thus Garole x Malpura half-breds were evolved for increasing both prolificacy and adaptive capability of this breed.
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