Author/Authors :
Jehan, Mudassar Livestock and Dairy Development Department Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan , Ahmed Bajwa, Masroor Center for Advanced studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology (CASVAB) - University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan , Masood Tariq, Mohammad Center for Advanced studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology (CASVAB) - University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan , Faraz, Asim Department of Livestock and Poultry Production - Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan , Eyduran, Ecevit Department of Business Administration - Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences - Iğdır University, Iğdır, Turkey , Rafeeq, Majed Center for Advanced studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology (CASVAB) - University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan , Waheed, Abdul Department of Livestock and Poultry Production - Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan , Zahid Mustaf, Muhammad Center for Advanced studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology (CASVAB) - University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan , Ahmad, Jameel Livestock and Dairy Development Department Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan , Ali, Muhammad Center for Advanced studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology (CASVAB) - University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Abstract :
The current study was conducted to know about the management practices, production system, and parameters of Balochi sheep. This sheep is highly adaptive to agro-climatic conditions of Balochistan. Data of Balochi sheep
(n=7049) from fifteen villages of three districts were collected regarding nutrition, administration practices, physical
condition, and productive concert through performa and individual perceptions. Body weight and biometric measurements were recorded regularly for rams (n=680) and ewes (n=840) from three districts namely Kalat, Mastung, Quetta
and from Multi-Purpose Sheep Research Station Yetabad, Loralai (MSRSYL). Sexual dimorphism is evident for
several traits like it has significant effect (p<0.05) on weight, body length, heart girth, wither height while tail length
was found to be non-significantly different between sexes (p>0.05). Balochi sheep husbandry is favorite because of
its adaptability, great survival rate and growth performance, however returns from sheep production are marginal and
low-cost production is still a challenge.
Keywords :
Management , Performance , Balochi Sheep , Biometric Measurement , Pakistan
