Marwari sheep

{{Infobox sheep breed

| name = Marwari

| image = Marwari Sheep.JPG

| image_size =

| image_alt = several black-faced white-woollen sheep with no horns

| image_caption =

| status = FAO (2007): not at risk{{r|barb|page=60}}

| altname = {{ubl|Marwadi (in northern Gujarat){{r|mason|page=314}}|Layda{{r|cabi|page=846}}}}

| country = India

| distribution = {{ubl|Marwar region, Rajasthan |Ajmer District, Rajasthan|Udaipur District, Rajasthan{{r|acharya}}}}

| standard =

| type =

| use = wool

| weight =

| maleweight = 31 kg{{r|dad}}

| femaleweight = 26 kg{{r|dad}}

| height =

| maleheight = 62 cm{{r|dad}}

| femaleheight = 59 cm{{r|dad}}

| skincolour =

| woolcolour = white{{r|dad}}

| facecolour = black{{r|dad}}

| horns = hornless in both sexes

| note =

}}

The Marwari is an Indian breed of domestic sheep. It originates in, and is named for, the Marwar region of south-western Rajasthan, in the north-west of India. It is reared in the five principal districts of Marwar – Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur and Pali – and also in some neighbouring districts of Rajasthan and Gujarat.{{r|acharya}}

Characteristics

The Marwari is a small sheep, standing approximately {{nobreak|60 cm}} at the withers. It has white body and a black face. It is a polled breed – both sexes are without horns. The ears are unusually small, and are tubular in shape.{{r|acharya}}

Use

The Marwari sheep is raised for its wool, which is of coarse or carpet quality. Fleeces weigh about {{nobreak|1.8 kg}} on average.{{r|dad}}

References

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R.M. Acharya (1982). [https://web.archive.org/web/20030201215932/http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/X6532E/X6532E02.htm Sheep and goat breeds of India]. FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 30. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Archived 1 February 2003.

{{cite book |chapter=Annex: Breeds currently recorded in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources |editor-last1=Rischkowsky |editor-first1=Barbara |editor-last2=Pilling |editor-first2=Dafydd |title=The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |date=2007 |publisher=FAO |location=Rome |isbn=978-92-5-105762-9 |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/435afdb0-3d4d-42b5-9a04-758ff80b89a1 |chapter-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201209/http://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf }}

Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.

[http://www.fao.org/dad-is/browse-by-country-and-species/en/ Breed data sheet: Marwari / India (Sheep)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2019.

Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=1FNUW-44fEsC&pg=PA314 Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties] (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{isbn|085199430X}}.

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Category:Sheep breeds originating in India

Category:Animal husbandry in Rajasthan