The Indian Journal of Small Ruminants
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 1

Twinning and sex ratio in Nellore sheep

  • Author:
  • Y. Ravindra Reddy, P. Thyagaraja Naidu
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 118 to 120

Livestock Research Station, Palamaner-517 408, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to assess twinning percentage and sex ratio in Nellore sheep. The overall twinning rate was 0.53 % in Nellore sheep ranging from 0.51 % to 1.23 % in different years. The overall sex ratio of single and twins and overall births were 49.30 %, 45.84 % and 49.26 %, respectively.

Keywords

Nellore, Sheep, Sex ratio, Twinning