Migratory sheep production system in Tamil Nadu

ISBN-13: 9783659462757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 176 str.

Arunasalam Singaravadivelan; Natarajan Kumaravelu; Thyagarajan Sivakumar

Opis

The sheep production forms an inseparable component in dry land agriculture in tropics. Migratory sheep production is an age old time tested farming system in rain-fed areas. This book documents husbandry practices in selection, breeding, housing, feeding, penning in harvested agricultural lands, migration pattern, marketing of surplus lambs and culled adult stock, mortality reasons, health cover and economic returns. The book also give recommendations for development in the existing migratory sheep production system.

O autorze

Dr.A.Sinaravadivelan completed bachelor degree in veterinary science and animal husbandry in the year 2010 and master degree in Livestock Production and Management from Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, India. He is interested in documentation of traditional animal husbandry practices.