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Sheep & Wool Development

Himachal Pradesh, an Indian State is geographically situated in the Western Himalayan part of the sub continent. It is primarily a hill State, comprising of snowy mountains and enchanting wealth of flora and fauna. This State is surrounded by Punjab in the West, Uttar Pradesh in South East, Haryana in South and Jammu Kashmir in the North. In East it forms India's international border with Tibet.

In Himachal Pradesh, because of its ideal agro-climatic conditions Sheep rearing is a major occupation with majority of households. According to 2003 census Distt. wise population of sheep in Himachal Pradesh is as under:

SR NO.
DISTRICT
SHEEP POPULATION
1
Bilaspur
2994
2
Chamba
281368
3
Hamirpur
17911
4
Kangra
107627
5
Kinnaur
74386
6
Kullu

129842

7
Lahul& Spiti
41449
8
Mandi

129844

9
Shimla
98376
10
Sirmaur

17758

11
Solan

4313

12
Una
159
  TOTAL

906027

  1. Physiography

  2. Climate

  3. Breeds of Sheep

  4. Pattern of Rearing

  5. Breeding

  6. Existing breeding policy of the State

  7. Mode of shearing

  8. Marketing of Wool

  9. Health Care

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