TY  - JOUR
T1  - Comparative Study Between Indigenous and Exotic Muzaffarnagari Cross-Breed Sheep under
Rural Production System in Bangladesh
AU - Yeasmin Bari, Farida AU - Asaduzzaman, Mohammad AU - Saha, Amit AU - Kumar Jha, Pankaj AU - Shahi Alam, Md Golam 
JO  - Research Journal of Animal Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 9
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5269
DO  - rjnasci.2021.1.9
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjnasci.2021.1.9
KW  - Management
KW  -breeding
KW  -constraints
KW  -sheep
KW  -production
AB  - The study aimed to assist better sheep
production through comparing management, breeding
system and constraints between management, breeding
practices and constraints. The data of Jamuna basin
indigenous (n = 40) and Muzaffarnagari cross-breeds
(n = 15) sheep households were collected following the
questionnaire with several visits. Flock size and ewe’s
percentage was higher (64.07±4.60 vs. 9.18±0.73 and
68.63 vs. 53.68%) in Muzaffarnagari cross-breed farms
while breeding rams and lambs percentage were higher
(10.35 vs. 2.58% and 37.60 vs. 28.79%) in Jamuna basin
indigenous farm. Kucha houses with earthen floors and
semi-pacca houses with slats over the concrete floor were
used for sheep households of Jamuna basin indigenous
and Muzaffarnagari cross-breeds sheep. Including
pasturing and grazing, 40 vs. 66.7% and 40 vs. 66.7% of
farmers provide supplements in their Jamuna basin
indigenous and Muzaffarnagari cross-breed sheep,
respectively. Free mating was common practice with
unselected flock-born rams (60%) in Jamuna basin sheep
farms, whereas 100% of farmers went for rams selection
in purchasing (60%) and flock born in Muzaffarnagari
cross sheep farms. Diarrhea with a dog bite and parasitic
infestation was remarkable constraints. Long-term
commitment in farming, motivation, ram selection,
selective or controlled breeding and constraints improving
efforts may increase sheep production in studied areas.
ER  -