Chottanagpuri
A small, extremely hardy sheep of the Chotanagpur plateau, maintained by tribal households on forest and wasteland grazing.
Chottanagpuri
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: light grey, brown or white with a mixed coat
- Small body — 15 kg (female), 18 kg (male)
- Small ears and a short tail; both sexes usually polled
- Very coarse, short, hairy fleece
Benefits for Farmers
Extremely low input — survives on forest and wasteland grazing
Very high disease resistance in humid plateau conditions
Sure income source for tribal and landless families
Manure improves the fertility of poor upland soils
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Sheep
- Utility
- Mutton
- Home Tract
- Ranchi, Palamu, Hazaribagh and the adjoining districts of south Bihar
- Found In
- Jharkhand Bihar West Bengal
- Yield
- Wool: ~0.4 kg per year (very coarse); kept for mutton
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