The Nilgiri is an Indian list of sheep breeds, breed of sheep. It is found only in Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu State in southern India. It is bred in the Nilgiri Hills, hilly parts of Nilgiri and yields fine wool. A national plan has been implemented to save the Nilgiri from extinction by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Conservation.

Wool quality and production

Some statistics pertaining to the breed are:AICRP, SB, Sandynallah. 1978 Progress Report, All-India Coordinated Research Project on Sheep-Breeding (Fine Wool), Sheep-Breeding Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Sandynallah (Nilgiris), Tamil Nadu * average six months weight of total wool in kilograms 0.615 ± 0.028 * average single strand diameter 27.34 ± 0.077(μ) * wool density(cm²) 2 199 ± 57

References

Sheep breeds originating in India Fauna of Tamil Nadu Sheep breeds Animal husbandry in Tamil Nadu {{Sheep-stub