Indian Goat Breeds

Indian Goat Breeds

BARBARI

ORIGIN & DISTRIBUTION: ITS REAL ORIGIN PLACE IS BERBERA IN BRITISH SOMALI LAND IN EAST AFRICA. IT IS BROUGHT TO INDIA BY TRAVELLERS AND TRADERS IN MEDIEVAL PERIOD. IN INDIA ITS BREEDING TRACT IS MATHURA, AGRA, ETAH AND ETAWAH.

BREED CHARACTER: MEDIUM SIZE; COMPACT BODY; ALERT & ATTRACTIVE; BULGING EYES; EARS ARE SHORT AND ERECT; HORNS ARE SHORT & STRAIGHT SOME TIMES CURLY; WELL SET UDDER WITH CONICAL TEATS; ADAPTED TO STALL FED; KIDDING TWICE IN 14 MONTHS; ADULT MALE WEIGHT – 37-39 KG & FEMALE – 22-23 KG; CARCASS WEIGHT RANGES 8-10 KG UNDER INTENSIVE CONDITIONS AT AGE OF 9 MONTHS; DRESSING % IS AROUND 55%; AGE AT FIRST KIDDING – 491 DAYS; KIDDING INTERVAL IS 290 DAYS; TWINNING – 52%, TRIPLING – 4%; LACTATION – 82-85 KG IN 130 DAYS.

UTILITY: IT’S A DUAL PUPOSE BREED i.e. FOR MILK & MEAT. IT’S A EARLY MATURING BREED AND NON – SEASONAL BREEDER SO CAN BE BRED ACCORDING TO THE NEED OF FARM; ITS OUTSTANDING FEATURE IS ITS HABIT OF STALL FEEDING WHICH MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR TOWS & CITIES WHERE GRAZING LAND ARE LACKING.

JAMUNAPARI

ORIGIN & DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE OF JAMUNA – PAR IN ETAWAH DIST. U.P. BREEDING TRACT IS CHAKRANAGAR BLOCK COMPRISING OF VILLAGES MAGLA KATHORI, NAGALA JOR, JAGTOLI, KOLA ETC. WHERE IT IS FOUND IN ITS MOST PURE FORM. IT IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED IN M.P. IN BHIND, MONERA & SHIVPURI DIST. ITS POPULATION IS DECREASING AT ALARMING RATE DUE TO NON – DESCRIPTED CROSS BREEDING & ABOUT 9000 ESTIAMTED & NEED COSERVATION.

BREED CHARACTERSTICS: LARGE SIZE; MOST HANDSOME & MAJESTIC; COAT – WHITE WITH BLACK BROWN PATCHES ON HEAD & EARS; TALL & LONG LEGS; HAVING GENETIC BACK GROUND OF ANGLO NUBIAN BREED; HORNS ARE SHORT & FLAT; LONG DROOPING EARS; PARROT/ROMAN NOSE; TUFT OF HAIR AT BACK SIDE OF THIGHS; BODY WEIGHT OF MALE – 45-60 KG & FEMALE – 35 – 40 KG; FIRST KIDDING – 786 DAYS; INTER KIDDING – 390 DAYS; 30% TWINNING IT INCREASES UPTO 55% IN HIGH PLANE OF NUTRITION; LOW MORTALITY 4-6 %; MILK YIELD 110 – 115 KG IN 148 DAYS OF LACTATION; MAINLY GRAZER BUT CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY STALL-FED.

UTILITY: EXCELLENT MILK ANIMALS; WELL DEVELOP UDDERS WITH CONICAL TEATS; BREED IS USED FOR UPGRADING OF NATIVE N.D ANIMALS; LATE MATURING; SEASONAL BREEDER; DRESSING % - 48-50%; KID ONCE IN A YEAR; AT THE TIME OF FESTIVAL THESE GOATS HAVE HIGHEST DEMAND INSPITE OF LOW WEIGHT BECAUSE OF THEIR BEAUTIFUL LOOKS.

SIROHI

ORIGIN & DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE OF SIROHI DIST. RAJASTHAN; DISTRIBUTED OVER AJMER, BHILWARA, TONK, JAIPUR; FLOCK SIZE OF 10 – 200 ARE FOUND IN DIFFERENT PLACES OF RAJASTHAN & U.P.

BREED CHARACTERSTICS: LARGE SIZE;COMPACT BODY;STRONG LEGS; COAT COLOR – BROWN WITH DARK BROWN/ TAN PATCHES ALL OVER THE BODY; LEAF LIKE DROOPING EARS; HORNS CURVED UPWARD & BACKWARD WITH POINTED TIPS; SOME HAVE WATTLES; AV. BODY WEIGHT – MALE:45-50KG, FEMALE: 22-25KG; FIRST KIDDING – 661 DAYS; INTER KIDDING – 469 DAYS; TWINNING – 12.5%; AV.MILK YIELD – 120 – 125 KG IN LACTATION PERIOD OF 198 DAYS; MORTALITY IN FIELD CONDITIONS – 2-5%.

UTILITY: WELL SUITED FOR STALL FEEDING; USE MAINLY FOR MEAT PURPOSE; DRESSING% IS HIGH UPTO 55% OF WEEL FED KIDS; MILK YIELD IS ABOUT 0.9KG/DAY.