Hello
Goats breeds in india
North South East Temperate
Sirohi Osmanabadi Bengal Changthangi
Jamunapari Malbari Ganjam Gaddi
Barbari Sangamneri - Chigu
he advantages of goat rearing are :
i) The initial investment needed for Goat farming is low.
ii) Due to small body size and docile nature, housing requirements and manage mental problems with goats are less.
iii) Goats are friendly animals and enjoy being with the people.
iv) Goats are prolific breeders and achieve sexual maturity at the age of 10-12 months gestation period in goats is short and at the age of 16-17 months it starts giving milk. Twinning is very common and triplets and quadruplets are rare.
v) In drought prone areas risk of goat farming is very much less as compared to other livestock species.
The Central Government had established Central Institute for Research on Goats at Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura District, UttarPradesh. You can also contact them for information. Please visit a nearby farm before you start your own farm.
You can also refer to indiangoatfarm.com website
Regards
Ashwini
