Sheep farming in India

Name of fodder crop:LUCERNE (Medicagosativa) Soil type: Loamy to clayloam Season of sowing: Oct first week Seeds: 15-20 kgs /hectare Method of sowing: Broadcast Farmyard manure :20 tonnes fertilizers: N-20 kg P2O5-80 kg K2O-30 kg 1st cutting :70-80 days Subsequent cuts : 30to40day intervals Yeild : :600-900 quintals/hectare

There are a few things that one needs to know and posses before he can embark on sheep farming, 1.sheep farming requires patience and dedication as farming or any animal husbandry activity requires continuous monitoring and supervision a person about to engage in sheep farming must ask himself do i have the time and patience that is required to supervise my farm activities including human resources associated with it? as i have mostly seen people start off in an enthusiastic manner with great zeal and fervour but after a few road blocks all the enthusiasm is lost , this happens due to a )improper planning/incomplete work plan/no real plan & wrong/faulty execution of work plan/in co-ordination of Field staff. b) high expectations in relation to financial returns from the farming activity. c)ignorance of basic knowledge and working scenario. 2.requirements of suitable lands/grazing pastures /feeding resources . its a utmost requirement that a sheep farmer plans his fodder resources w

NARI- SUVARNA SHEEP, A BRIEF INTRODUCTION > India has a high potential in the sheep industry and also a very diverse genetic resources through which , if scientifically bred the production in sheep industry can be enhanced , Indian shepherds have from long been breeding the sheep for various traits and also without much genetic improvements ,as the approach and attention has always been on improving the quality and quantity of wool , to have Superior much heavier breeds and on producing better tasting meat, A fact that is only know to a few is that sheep can also give birth to twins , triplets & yes sometimes quadruplets, -and that's because of a gene The Booroola gene now known as - The B- Fec gene . ( the same gene that was instrumental in the explosive growth of the Australian sheep industry in the 19th cenctury,probably originated in an Indian breed known until then as Bengal sheep This gene is found in the the small sheep breed of the Bengal region the

Introduction: NABARD , as an apex development bank in the country has always been keen on promoting projects based on innovative technologies, which can accelerate capital formation in the rural areas in the agricultural and allied sectors as also in the non farm sector, specially in the thrust areas of livestock and dairy products, with accent on export are being promoted by NABARD on priority basis through appropriate policy initiatives. Brochures on model bankable projects, which have high export potential, have been brought out for the use of banks, entrepreneurs and other agencies which are keen on promoting such projects especially entrepreneurs for taking up the activity as a commercial enterprise through bank credit. The present Model Project for sheep project is yet another venture in this direction. Scope for Sheep Farming and Its National Importance According to Livestock census 2003, there are about 61.47 million sheep and 124.36 million goats in the country. About five mi

a concise and easy to use web page that gives the breed details of sheep and goat of India can be found here ,click on the link below http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/x6532e/X6532E00.htm sheep and goat breeds of eastern India on : http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/x6532e/X6532E05.htm#ch4 breeds of sheep and goats of south India on : http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/x6532e/X6532E04.htm#ch3 the sheep and goat breeds of the north western India on: http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/x6532e/X6532E02.htm#ch2 their distribution patterns , Climate, Breed characteristics,Flock structure,Reproduction,Mortality etc can be found here though the pictures of the breeds are of black and white and of poor quality , and census numbers of 1972, it still gives the broad classifications on which a sheep farmer can decide as to which breed of sheep would he like to start off his sheep farm, the website also provides a information on soil quality and fodder types and would be of great help, i am though trying to get