LPT 312: Abattoir Practices and Animal Products Technology (1+1)

INDIAN WOOL

• In the Indian subcontinent each geographical region has a distinct type of sheep.
  • In the northwestern India, the Bikaneri type breeds are small and coarse woolen.
  • Sheep belonging to peninsular India are either coarse woolen (e.g. Deccani) or hair type (e.g. Mandya), whereas those of the Himalayan region are woolen.
  • Most of the Indian breeds have a low fleece yield, annual total yield of greasy wool remains in the range of 1-1.5 Kg.
  • Wool produced from the tropical breeds of sheep is coarse and highly suitable for carpet manufacture.
  • Thus, India is of the chief carpet wool producing and exporting countries of the world.
  • A large quantity of carpet wool is exported to the developed countries.