Study on mortality pattern of madras red sheep under field condition in Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Study on mortality pattern of Madras Red sheep for a period of 5 (2015 to 2019) years was carried out on its breeding tract of Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu. The different centers in the study area centre - II reported high mortality (5.19%) than other two centre, but the mortality rate varies among the centers annually. The average mortality for the study period was 14.12% and ranges from 3.64% to 30.56%. The mortality rate was higher in young (7.81%) than the adult (6.31%) and female shows higher mortality (8.01%) as compared to male (6.11%). Maximum mortality was reported in summer season (5.91%) followed by north-east monsoon (3.17%), winter (2.37%) and south west monsoon (2.31%). The proper care and management techniques in young and adult animals by adopting different seasonal managemental practices in different centers in the breeding tract, the mortality in the Madras red sheep can be reduced under field condition.