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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
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{{Infobox sheep breed
| name = Nilgiri sheep
| image = Nilgiri sheep's grazing in ooty lake side.jpg
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| image_caption = Nilgiri sheep grazing on the shore of [[Ooty Lake]].
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| country = India
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'''Nilgiri sheep''' is a breed of [[sheep]] found only in [[Nilgiris district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] State in [[India]]. It is bred in the hilly parts of Nilgiri and known for its fine [[wool]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-states/article28991384.ece | title=Genetic conservation of Nilgiri sheep on Coimbatore | date=6 July 2002 | newspaper=The Hindu Business Line | accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref> A national plan has been implemented to save the Nilgiri sheep from extinction by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Conservation.

==Wool quality and production==
Some statistics pertaining to the breed are:<ref>AICRP, SB, Sandynallah. 1978 Progress Report, All-India Coordinated Research Project on Sheep-Breeding (Fine Wool), Sheep-Breeding Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Sandynallah (Nilgiris), Tamil Nadu</ref>
* average six months weight of total wool in kilograms 0.615 ± 0.028
* average single strand diameter 27.34 ± 0.077(μ)
* wool density(cm<sup>2</sup>) 2 199 ± 57

== References ==
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[[Category:Sheep breeds originating in India]]
[[Category:Fauna of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Sheep breeds]]
[[Category:Animal husbandry in Tamil Nadu]]

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