Sampling methodology for estimation of sheep population and wool production

Abstract

Sheep rearing is an important activity, and 6 million people, especially the poor and backward sections of the society living in rural areas are engaged in this activity. In view of this importance, a study to estimate the sheep number, wool production and its related activities was carried out to get the latest estimates and also the changes which occurred due to the implementation of cross-breeding programmes in the country. The study was carried out in the districts of Kolar (Karnataka) and Bikaner (Rajasthan). The sampling design adopted under the study was stratified multi-stage random sampling and at each stage the units were selected by simple random sampling without replacement (SRSWOR). This article deals with the sampling strategy used for estimation of sheep number and wool production at district level.