Sheep in Rajasthan.Pdf
SHEEP IN RAJASTHAN By A. K. SEN P. K. GHOSH K. N. GUPTA H. C. BOHRA ¥leAR c:eNTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE JODHPUR SEPTEMBER 1981 CAZRI Monograph No. 14 Published by the Director, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur and Printed at the Harvard Press, Jodhpur. PREFACE Sheep husbandry has traditionally logical 'picture of the status of ·sheep in been one of, the most viable elements of Rajasthan, The Division of Basic Re the agro-economic system' of the State sources Studies of C. A. Z, R. I. has of Rajasthan. Recognising the import acquired, through years of painstaking ance of sheep rearing, particularly in the survey, a wealth of information on cli marginal lands in the drier western part mate, land use, vegetation types, etc, of of the state, a Sheep and .Wool Depart different parts of the state, while the ment of the State Government has been Sheep and Wool Department and the functioning as an apex body for coordinat Livestock Census Department of the ing research, devclopment and exten Government of Rajasthan have been col sion efforts in this area. The National lecting valuable information on sheep Commission on Agriculture has, in its breeds - their population densities and report on developmental strategies for distribution patterns, wool production, the desert areas, laid strong emphasis on etc, I am glad that Scientists of the Divi the need for strengthening the sheep sec sions of Basic Resources Studies and tor of Rajasthan, While C, A. Z. R. I, Animal Studies at C, A. Z, R. I. have has since its inception, been involved in joined hands to collate, for the first time sheep research, both under farm and in this country, the avaHable information rangeland conditions, a full-fledged sheep on Rajasthan's sheep breeds and their and Wool Research Institute of the relationship to their respective environ I.
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