Performance of Ram Lambs of Jaisalmer Breed on Lasiurus-Eleusine Rangeland in Western Rajasthan

Abstract

Study on the systems of grazing with ram lambs of Jaisalmer breed that grazed 10 months a year in the Lasiurus-Eleusine rangeland at a fixed stocking rate of 3 ram lambs/ha from August 1978 to May 1979 and August 1979 to May 1980 revealed that,(a) growth rate of ram lambs was not affected significantly by pastoral treatments,(b) seasonality in the availability of forage on rangelands significantly affected 'the growth, and (c) the growth was highest during October-November and it declined significantly from December onwards.