Hi santosh
Goat is known as ‘Poor man’s cow’ in India and is a very important component in dry land farming system. Marginal or undulating lands unsuitable for other types of animals like cow or buffalo, goat is the best alternative. With very low investments goat rearing can be made in to a profitable venture for small and marginal farmers.
Reasons to start
* Low capital investment and quick return
* Simple and small shed is enough
* Profitable under stall fed condition.
* High prolific rate of goats
* Year around job
* meat is lean & has low fats and is liked by all people
* Can be sold and encashed anytime
Breeds
Jamunapari
* Fairly tall animal
* Has a strongly arched Roman nose and long pendulous ears which are about 12 inches long in adult Jamunapari.
* Buck weighs about 65-85 kgs and does weighs about 45-60 kgs
* one kid per kidding
* six months kid weighs about 15 kg
* Milk production is about 2-2.5 lit/day.
Tellichery
* Goat are in white, brown and black colors
* Kidding size is 2-3 kids
* Buck weighs about 40-50 kgs and does weighs about 30 kgs
Boer
* Rearing for meat all over the world
* Has a fast growth rate
* Buck weighs about 110-135 kgs and does weighs about 90-100 kgs
* Kids weighs about 20-30 kgs at 90 days of age
For breed selection in your area , please contact the agriculture officer in the KVK.
Regards
Ashwini
