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Highlights

    Salem, Erode, Namakkal and parts of Dharmapuri and Karur districts. Animals true to type are present in Mecheri, kolathoor, Nangavalli,Omalur and Taramangalam areas of Salem and Bhavani taluk of Erode districts

     

    Meat type

     

    Light brown in colour. Sometimes white spots on different parts of the body

     

    Medium sized . Both sexes are polled. Tail is short and thin. Ears are medium- sized. Body is covered with very short hairs

     

    Body weight  

    Ram :36 kg Ewe : 21 kg

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