The present study was under taken to find out different causes of low productivity and suggesting appropriate measures to augment the productivity of the migratory flocks. Thirteen flocks of the migratory sheep were selected on the three different routes and were grouped into four groups. First group consisted of flocks having optimum male and female ratio, supplemented with the mineral mixture and timely health coverage. In second group breeding and health inputs were provided. Third group consisted of the flocks having optimum male and female ratio but lacking mineral supplementation and health coverage. The animals maintained on sole grazing constituted the fourth group (control group). Analysis of variance on wool production traits revealed that there was no significant effect of migration route on wool production in young as well as adults animals. Over all least square means for wool production were 937±0.009 and 1224±0.009 g for young and adult, respectively. The young and adult animals of the first group with optimum male and female ratio supplemented with mineral and vitamins and receiving full and timely health coverage produced more wool i.e. 1225±0.018 and 1436±0.018 g compared to 723±0.017 and 1031±0.018 g in Group-IV receiving no input, respectively. An increase in over-all wool production to the tune of 54, 28 and 17 per cent was recorded as the effect of nutritional supplements plus breeding and health inputs, breeding and health inputs and breeding input, respectively. The study revealed that minimum critical inputs must be provided for bringing about improvement in the wool production traits of the migratory sheep to minimize losses due to migration stress, poor, health and indiscriminate inbreeding.
Migration, Sheep, wool production
