| 词条 | Lohi sheep |
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The Lohi sheep is found in southern Punjab in India. It is used for its carpet quality wool and meat production. The body is white and the head is usually tan, black or brown. The mature weight of the males is 65 kg (143 lb) with the female at 45 kg (99 lb). The average annual wool clip is 3 kg (6 lb) of medium wool, which is approximately 40 micrometres in diameter. Average daily milk production from the Lohi ewes is 1.2 liters (0.3 gallons). The very large lop ears, which are usually also tasseled, are the most distinctive feature. Rams and ewes are polled. Accession number: INDIA_SHEEP_1700_NALI_14015 Country: India Home Tract: Rajasthan Distribution: Ganganagar, Churu and Jhunjhunu districts of Rajasthan, southern part of Hissar and Rohtak districts of Haryana. Morphological CharacteristicsBody: Medium-sized Body coat: Fleece is white, coarse, dense and long-stapled. Forehead: Covered with wool Face: Light brown in colour Skin: Pink Horns: Both sexes are polled Ears: Large and leafy Tail: Short to medium and thin Belly: Covered with wool Legs: Covered with wool Morphometric traits Body weight: Adult males: 34.61±1.75 kg; Adult females: 24.34±0.50 kg Body length: Adult males: 65.69±0.96 cm; Adult females: 66.18±0.09 cm Height at withers: Adult males: 65.25±0.74 cm; Adult females: 64.11±0.13 cm Chest girth: Adult males: 76.69±1.08 cm; Adult females: 80.09±0.36 cm Ear length: 11.62±0.10 cm Tail length: 17.14±0.09 cm Reproductive traitsAge at breeding: At farmer’s flock - ewes: 18 months; rams: 12 months; under farm condition - 686.52±35.90 days Age at first lambing: 985.67±57.04 days Litter size: Single Production traitsMilk: Not milked Fleece: 1.46±0.1 (at six month); both the clips, taken in March and September, are yellow, the September clips being golden yellow. Slaughter age: 5 months Dressing percentage: 48.25±3.29% Feed conversion efficiency: 19.78±2.56% Remarks: Nali is a good carpet-quality wool breed, with the densest and heaviest fleeces among the breeds of Rajasthan and a wool of reasonably good carpet quality. [1]References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/lohi/index.htm|work=Breeds of Livestock|title=Lohi|publisher=Oklahoma State University, Dept. of Animal Science|accessdate=2009-04-21}}
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