Gaddi
Also known as: Bhadarwah, Kashmir Valley
The migratory sheep of the Gaddi shepherds, producing the finest wool among India's native sheep and moving with the seasons up to alpine pasture.
Gaddi
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: white; also brown, black or tan
- Fine, dense fleece — the best native apparel-grade wool in India
- Medium body — 27 kg (female), 32 kg (male)
- Males horned, females mostly polled
Benefits for Farmers
Finest wool among Indian native sheep — used for apparel, not just carpets
Hardy at high altitude with seasonal migration to 3,500 m
Wool is the raw material for Himachali shawls, pattu and tweed
Grazes free on alpine pasture for much of the year
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Sheep
- Utility
- Wool & Mutton
- Home Tract
- Chamba, Kangra, Kullu and the adjoining hills of J&K and Uttarakhand
- Found In
- Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Uttarakhand
- Yield
- Wool: 1.0–1.5 kg per year; fibre 25 microns or finer
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