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Breed characteristics of Pattanam sheep of Tamil Nadu, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2012

T. Ravimurugan ,
A.K. Thiruvenkadan ,
Krovvidi Sudhakar ,
A. Elango  and
S. Panneerselvam
T. Ravimurugan*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute (Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University), Namakkal 637002, Tamil Nadu, India
A.K. Thiruvenkadan
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute (Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University), Namakkal 637002, Tamil Nadu, India
Krovvidi Sudhakar
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute (Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University), Namakkal 637002, Tamil Nadu, India
A. Elango
Affiliation:
Department of Dairy Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute (Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University), Namakkal 637002, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Panneerselvam
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute (Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University), Namakkal 637002, Tamil Nadu, India
*
Correspondence to: T. Ravimurugan, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India. email: agbravi@gmail.com
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Summary

Pattanam is an important mutton-breed sheep of Tamil Nadu, India and is popular among the farmers for its heavy body weight. Despite its economic importance and distinct identity, this breed is not included in the list of descript sheep breeds at the national level, as it is not researched so far. Hence, a study has been made to document the habitat, distribution, physical traits, production and reproduction performances and the existing management practices of Pattanam sheep of Tamil Nadu, India. The preliminary study revealed that Pattanam sheep is a large-sized breed with compact body and uniformly creamy white in colour with black colour in the ventral region from the inner side of the jowl extending up to the inguinal region. Pure breed animals were distributed in the Paramakudi, Mudukulathur and Kamuthi taluks of Ramanathapuram district and Aruppukottai and Thiruchuli taluks of Virudunagar district of southern agroclimatic zone of Tamil Nadu, India. The means of body length, height at withers and chest girth in adult rams were 80.65 ± 0.49, 85.58 ± 0.58 and 93.65 ± 0.35 cm and in adult ewes were 70.05 ± 0.45, 72.80 ± 0.65 and 78.34 ± 0.35 cm, respectively. The body weight in adult rams and ewes were 51.50 ± 1.20 and 36.95 ± 0.51 kg, respectively. Pattanam sheep are used extensively for breeding purposes with other native breeds especially from Coimbatore, Kilakarsal and Ramnad White sheep of Tamil Nadu.

Résumé

La race Pattanam est une importante race de moutons à viande du Tamil Nadu, en Inde, très prisée par les agriculteurs en raison de son poids corporel considérable. Malgré son importance économique et son identité particulière, cette race n'est pas incluse dans la liste nationale des races de moutons car, jusqu’à présent, elle n'avait pas encore été documentée. Par conséquent, on a réalisé une étude pour décrire l'habitat, la distribution, les caractères physiques, les performances de production et de reproduction et les pratiques existantes de gestion de cette race. L’étude préliminaire a indiqué que les moutons Pattanam présentent une taille considérable et un corps trapu. La couleur blanc crème est uniforme, avec du noir dans la partie abdominale, de la gorge jusqu’à la zone inguinale. Les animaux de race pure ont été distribués dans les taluks de Paramakudi, Mudukulathur et Kamuthi du district de Ramanathapuram et dans les taluks d'Aruppukottai et Thiruchuli du district de Vurudunagar, dans la zone agroclimatique méridionale du Tamil Nadu, en Inde. Les moyennes de la longueur du corps, de la hauteur au garrot et de la circonférence de la poitrine des béliers adultes sont respectivement de 80,65 ± 0,49, 85,58 ± 0,58 et 93,65 ± 0,35 cm et celles des brebis adultes sont de 70,05 ± 0,45, 72,80 ± 0,65 et 78,34 ± 0,35 cm. Les poids corporels des béliers et des brebis adultes sont respectivement de 51,50 ± 1,20 et de 36,95 ± 0,51 kg. Les moutons Pattanam sont une race envahissante dont les béliers sont largement utilisés pour des objectifs de sélection avec d'autres races indigènes, surtout avec les moutons Coimbatore, Kilakarsal et Ramnad White du Tamil Nadu.

Resumen

Pattanam es una raza ovina de gran importancia en Tamil Nadu (India) y muy popular entre los agricultores por su elevado peso corporal. Pese a su importancia económica y su marcada identidad, esta raza no se encuentra incluida en la lista de razas ovinas descritas a nivel nacional ya que hasta el momento no había sido estudiada. Por esta razón se realizó un estudio con el fin de documentar el hábitat, la distribución, los caracteres físicos, los resultados de producción y reproducción y las prácticas existentes de manejo de la oveja Pattanam de Tamil Nadu. El estudio preliminar reveló que la raza Pattanam se caracteriza por su gran tamaño, un cuerpo compacto y un color blanco cremoso uniforme con color negro en la región ventral desde la parte interior de la mandíbula hasta la región inguinal. Los animales de pura raza se encontraron distribuidos en las provincias de Paramakudi, Mudukulathur y Kamuthi del distrito de Ramanathapuram y las provincias Aruppukottai y Thiruchuli del distrito Virudunagar, en la zona agroclimática más meridional de Tamil Nadu. Las medias de longitud corporal, altura de la cruz y circunferencia del pecho observadas fueron 80,65 ± 0,49, 85,58 ± 0,58, 93,65 ± 0,35 cm en carneros adultos, y 70,05 ± 0,45, 72,80 ± 0,65 y 78,34 ± 0,35 cm en hembras adultas, respectivamente, y el peso corporal fue de 51,50 ± 1,20 y 36,95 ± 0,51 kg en machos y hembras respectivamente. La oveja Pattanam es una raza invasora cuyos machos son ampliamente utilizados para la cría con otras razas autóctonas, especialmente con Coimbatore, Kilakarsal y Ramnad White de Tamil Nadu.

Keywords

distributionmorphologysheepPattanamdistributionmorphologiemoutonsPattanamdistribuciónmorfologíaovejasPattanam
Type
Research Article
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Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales , Volume 51 , December 2012 , pp. 99 - 104
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Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2012

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