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| Article Name : | | | A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF SHEEP FARMING IN SOLAPUR DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA | | Author Name : | | | B.R.PHULE AND S.S. MASKE | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-917 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The sheep is an important economic livestock species contributing greatly to the agrarian Indian economy, especially in arid, semi-arid and hilly areas. They play an important role in the livelihood of a large number of small and marginal farmers and landless labourers engaged in sheep rearing. Sheeps are mostly reared to obtain meat and wool as commercial goods. Sheep skin and wool is used by a number of rural based industries as raw material. Sheep manure is an important source of organic fertilizer for increasing soil fertility. The aim of present paper is to assess growth, distribution and changes in Solapur district of Maharashtra. | | Keywords : | | |
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