Descript Goat Breeds of India

Descript Goat Breeds of india

JAMUNAPARI :

SIZE Adult Males Adult Females

Body weight (kg) 44.66 ± 1.89 (49) 38.03 ± 0.63 (168)

Body length (cm) 77.37 ± 1.23 (49) 75.15 ± 0.46 (168)

Height at withers (cm) 78.17 ± 1.25 (49) 75.20 ± 0.38 (168)

Chest girth (cm) 79.52 ± 1.2 (49) 76.11 ± 0.38 (168)

Conformation: Large animals. There is a great variation in coat colour, but the typical coat is white with small tan patches on head and neck. The typical character of the breed is a highly convex nose line with a tuft of hair, yielding a parrotmouth appearance. The ears are very long, flat and drooping; ear length: 26.79 ± 0.21 cm (216). Both sexes are horned; horn length: 8.69 ± 0.27 cm(108). Tail is thin and short. A thick growth of hair on the buttocks, known as feathers, obscures the udder when observed from behind. The udder is well developed, round, with large conical teats.Reproduction Under farm conditions: kidding percentage (30): 79.6 (339); litter size (16, 30): singles: 56.2%; twins: 43.1%; triplets: 0.7% (329

SIROHI


Body weight (kg) 50.37 ± 2.52 (16) 22.54 ± 0.17 (343)

Body length (cm) 80.0 ± 1.02 (16) 61.3 ± 0.2 (343)


Chest girth (cm) 80.3 ± 1.0 (16) 62.4 ± 0.2 (343)

Conformation : Compact, medium-sized animals. Coat colour predominantly brown, with light or dark brown patches; a very few individuals are completely white. Most animals are wattled. Ears are flat and leaf-like, medium-sized and drooping; ear length: 18.8 + 0.6 cm (15). Both sexes have small horns, curved upward and backward; horn length: 7.7 ± 0.15 cm (144). Tail is medium in length and curved upward; tail length: 16.7 ± 0.14 cm (153). Udder is small and round, with small teats placed laterally.ReproductionUnder farm conditions, kidding percentage: (5): 89.3% (328). Litter size: singles: 91.5%; twins: 8.5%.

BEETAL


Body weight (kg) 59.07 ± 2.82 (12) 34.97 ± 0.52 (132)

Body length (cm) 85.5 ± 1.49 (12) 70.42 ± 0.88 (130)


Chest girth (cm) 86.0 ± 1.20 (12) 73.70 ± 0.70 (130)

Conformation : Large animals. Variable coat colour, predominantly black or brown with white spots of differing sizes. In a survey conducted by NDRI in the home tract of the breed, 92.6% animals were black and 7.4% brown. The coat is short and lustrous. The face line is convex, with typical Roman nose but not as prominent as in Jamnapari. Ears are long and flat, curled and drooping; ear length: 24.8 ± 0.65 cm (18). Both sexes have thick, medium-sized horns, carried horizontally with a slight twist directed backward and upward; horn length: 11.95 ± 0.76 cm (20). Tail is small and thin. The udder is large and well developed, with large conical teatsReproductionkidding percentage (6): 176.4; litter size (6, 20): singles: 40.66%; twins: 52.6%; triplets: 6.52%, quadruplets: 0.22%

BARBARI


Body weight (kg) 37.85 ± 1.96 (10) 22.56 ± 0.32 (203)

Body length (cm) 70.45 ± 1.43 (11) 58.68 ± 0.38 (203)


Chest girth (cm) 75.53 ± 1.25 (11) 64.31 ± 0.40 (203)

Conformation : Small animals, with compact body. The orbital bone is quite prominent, so that eyes appear bulging. There is wide variation in coat colour, but white with small light brown patches is the most typical. Ears are short, tubular, almost double, with the slit opening in front, erect, directed upward and outward. Both sexes have twisted horns, medium in length and directed upward and backward; horn length: 11.17 ± 0.27 cm (99). Bucks have a large thick beard.ReproductionUnder farm conditions, kidding percentage (27): 70.2 (322); litter size (11, 22, 27): singles: 49.64%; twins: 49.32%; triplets: 1.04%

OSMANABADI

Breed Characteristics :


Body weight (kg) 33.66 ± 2.73 (16) 32.36 ± 0.55 (194)

Body length (cm) 69.12 ± 1.93 (16) 67.51 ± 0.38 (194)


Chest girth (cm) 72.06 ± 2.04 (16) 72.04 ± 0.40 (194)

Conformation : Tall animals. Of animals surveyed, 73% were black and the rest were white, brown or spotted. Ears are medium long; ear length: 18.0 ± 0.10 cm (210). Most males (89.5%) are horned; females may be horned or polled, in almost equal proportions. Tail is medium long and thin; tail length: 16.6 ± 0.10 cm (210). The udder is small and round with small teats placed laterally.ReproductionIn farm conditions (11): kidding percentage: 129.9%; litter size: singles: 70.5%; twins: 29.0%; triplets and others: 0.5%.

THALACHERRY

Breed Characteristics


Body weight (kg) 38.96 ± 2.32 (14) 31.12 ± 0.9 (115)

Body length (cm) 70.2 ± 1.6 (14) 63.5 ± 0.5 (115)


Chest girth (cm) 73.8 ± 2.2 (14) 67.4 ± 0.5 (115)

Conformation : Medium-sized animals. Coat colour varies widely from completely white to completely black. 31% of the goats have long hair. Males and a small percentage of females (13%) are bearded. Both sexes have small, slightly twisted, horns, directed outward and upward. Ears are medium-sized, directed outward and downward; ear length: 16.20 ± 0.17 cm (129). Tail is small and thin; tail length: 13.16 ± 0.06 cm (129). Udder is small and round, with medium-sized teats.ReproductionUnder farm conditions: age at first kidding (3, 5, 14): 609.9 ± 15.03 days (91); kidding interval (3, 5, 14): 286.6 ± 7.51 days(399); litter size (1, 3, 5, 6, 12, 14, 15, 16): singles: 50.5%; twins: 42.4%; triplets: 6.6%; quadruplets; 0.5%

Sirohi

Distribution : Sirohi District of Rajasthan and Palampur in Gujarat.


Size (Average) Adult Male Adult FemaleBody weight (kg) 50 40Body length (cm) 80 60Chest girth (cm) 80 62

Conformation

Compact medium-sized animals. Coat color predominantly brown with light or dark brown patches' a very few

individuals are completely white. The body is covered fairly densely with hair which is short and coarse. The hair

grows at the rate of about 2 cm annually. Ears are flat and leaf like, medium sized and drooping. Both sexes have

small horns, curved upward and backward. On average, the birth weight is about 2.0 kg. The age at first kidding is

19-20 months and the litter size is one kid per birth. The breed is wel suited to stall feeding.

Performance

The breed is used mainly for meat. The milk yield is relatively small, about 0.5 kg per day, with an average milk yield

of 65 kg over a 120 day lactation period.

Kidding : Usually doe kids twice a year, giving birth to single in 40% while twins in 60% cases, They kid twice a year

Jamunapari

Distribution : Its home is between Jamuna, Ganges and Chambal Rivers of U.P..


Size (Average) Adult Male Adult FemaleBody weight (kg) 50-60 40-50Body length (cm) 77 75Chest girth (cm) 80 75

Conformation

There is a great variation in coat color but they are generally white or light yellowish tan with light brown spots on the

neck and face, and occasionally patches of tan or black are found on the body. The typical character of the breed is a

highly convex nose line with a tuft of hair known as 'Roman nose' or parrot mouth appearance. The ears are very

long, flat and drooping. Both sexes are horned with short and thin tail. A thick growth of hair is present on the

buttocks, known as feathers. The breed has well developed udder round in shape with large conical teats.

Performance

Milk: Average daily yield varies from 1.5 to 2.0 kg per day with a total lactation yield of about 200 kg.

Kidding: Usually doe kids once a year, giving birth to single in 57% while twins in 43% cases, They kid once a year.

Sojat

Distribution : Its home is between the belt of Sojat, Aau (Phalodi), Pipar, Jodhpur and other small part of Rajasthan,

India.

Breed CharacteristicsSize (Average) Adult Male Adult FemaleBody Weight (kg.) 50-60 40-50Body Length (cm) 80 78

Chest Girth (cm) 8580

Conformation

Sojat breed is cross of Jamunapari and say this is a kind of Jamunapari Goats. There is a great variation in coat color but they are generally white in color, and occasionally patches of tan or black are found on the body. The ears are very long, flat and drooping. Both sexes are found mostly without horned with short and thin tail. A thin growth of hair is present on the body, known as feathers. The breed has well developed udder round in shape with large conical teats. The weight of Sojat goats are very heavy and good for meat purpose.

PerformanceMilk: Average daily yield varies from 1.0 to 1.5 kg per day with a total lactation yield of about 175 kg.Kidding: Usually doe kids twise in 14 months, giving birth to single in 60% while twins in 40% cases

Beetal

Distribution : The Beetal is found throughout the state of Punjab and Haryana. True-bred animals are however found

in the districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Ferozepur in Punjab. The breed is a good dairy type, second to

Jamunapari in size but is superior to it in respect to proliferation and adaptability to various agro climatic zones and

also to stall feeding.


Size (Average) Adult Male Adult Female

Body weight (kg) 50-62 35-40

Body length (cm) 86.0 70.5

Chest girth (cm) 86.0 73.5

Conformation

The breed is large but slightly smaller than Jamunapari and good dairy type. Coat color is variable, predominantly

black (about 90%) or brown (10%) having spots of different sizes. The ears are long and flat, curled and drooping.

Both sexes have thick, medium-sizes. The ears are long and flat, curled and drooping. Both sexes have thick,

medium-sized horns, carried horizontally with a slight twist directed backward and upward. Roman nose. Male

possesses marked beard while females are beardless. The tail is small and thin. The udder is large and developed

having big conical teats.

Performance

Milk & Kidding: Yield per lactation varies from 150-190 kg, averaging daily yield 2.0 kg. The litter size single 41%,

twins 53% and triplets 6%

Surti

Distribution : The white goat is distributed in Surat and Baroda. The breed is know to be a good dairy breed and is

good for maintenance under complete confinement and stall feeding conditions.


Size (Average) Adult Male Adult FemaleBody weight (kg) 30 32Body length (cm) 65 66Chest girth (cm) 70.5 71.5

Conformation

Medium sized breed, white in color with highly developed udder. Ears are medium in size. Both sexes have small

horns directed backward. The breed is unable to walk long distances and is stall feed. They are most economic to

rear as they can live on leaves or on food waste thus brings higher feed efficiency ratio.

Performance

Milk: The breed is a good milk producer, yields on an average of 2.0 kg per day. by crossing with Sannen it has

resulted high potentiality of milk yield

Barbari

Distribution : The breed is a promising dairy type goat which has probably originated in the city of Barbera in British

Somali land in East Africa. In India the breed is distributed at Etawah, Agra, Mathura and Aligarh districts of U.P. and

Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. In addition to being a good milkier it is highly prolific and generally give birth to twin

and triplets. It is dwarf breed highly suited for stall-feeding conditions and hence generally found in the cities.


Size (Average) Adult Male Adult FemaleBody weight (kg) 40 24Body length (cm) 70.5 58.7

Conformation

Small animals with compact body. Where is wide variation in coat color, but white with small light brown patches is

most common. Ears are short, tubular and erect. Both sexes have twisted horns, medium in length and directed

upward and backward. Bucks have a large thick beard.

Performance

Milk: Daily milk yield average about 750 ml to 1000 ml. Average lactation may be 130-200 kgs of milk in a lactation

length of 150 days with a fat percentage of about 5.

Kidding: It may kid twice in a period of 12-15 months. Litter size' single 25%, twins 65%, and triplets 10%.

Jhakrana

Distribution : The breed is found in Jhakrana and few surrounding village near Behror, of Alwar district of Rajasthan.

The breed is large and also a good dairy type.


Size (Average) Adult Male Adult FemaleBody weight (kg) 55 45Body length (cm) 84 77Chest girth (cm) 86 79

Conformation

Animals are large and predominantly black with white spots on ears and muzzle. The breed is very similar to Beetal, the main contrast is that Jhakrana is comparatively longer. I has highly developed udder. Forehead is slightly bulging.

PerformanceMilk: These goats are used mainly for milk production. Average daily milk yield varies from 2.0-3.0 kg for a lactation length of about 180-200 days.Kidding: These are prolific. Kidding is mostly single but in 40% cases twins are given birth. Triplets are not uncommon.Skin: The goats are also useful meat producers, and their skins are popular with the tanning industry.

Osmanabadi

Distribution : The goats are mainly distributed at Latur, Tuljapur and Udgir taluks of Osmanabad district of

Maharashtra.


Size (Average) Adult Male Adult FemaleBody Wt. (Kg.) 34 32Body Length (cm.) 68 66Chest Girth (cm.) 72 71

Conformation

The goats are large in size. Coat color varies, but mostly it is black (73%) and the rest are white, brown or spotted. Ninety per cent males are horned; females may be horned or poled.

Performance

The breed is considered useful both for meat and milk. Average daily yield varies from 0.5 to 1.5 kg for a lactation length of about 4 months. The dressing percentage varies from 45 to 50. In favorable conditions the does will breed regularly twice a year and twinning is common

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