From the data bank of livestock census in India, the total sheep in the country is 65 million numbers in 2012, declined by about over census 2007. The total sheep contributes around of the total livestock population. Karnataka (South Indian province) contributes second highest in sheep population first is Andra Pradesh. Growth and development are continuous and dynamic processes require integration of numerous physiological functions, they influenced by nutrition, efficiency of metabolism, respiration, hormonal regulation, immune responses, physiological status, and maintenance of homeostasis. | Dynamics of thyroid hormones in growth and development of south Indian sheep Bannur
