Jamunapari Goat information Guide

Jamunapari is one of the beautiful goats originated from Indian subcontinent. These goat breeds also have been imported to Indonesia where this breed became very popular and had commercial success. Basically, the name of “Jamunapari” goat was derived from the river “Jamuna” in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). These goats are also found in Bangladesh. This goat breed is reared for both milk and meat. However, it is more popular as dairy goat. This breed is one of the ancestors of the American Nubian goat breed. When it comes to Jamunapari behavior, during the winter, these goats spend more than 80% of their time in grazing and in summer, this falls to around 50%. Jamunapari goat breed browses on bushes, tree leaves or small plants and the top of grasses rather than typical ground grazing. Jamunapari goats are also called with different names like "Ram Sagol" and "Jamnapari".Read more here.

Beetal Goat Breed Information

The Beetal goat breed is distributed throughout the states of Punjab and Haryana in India. However, pure Beetal breeds can be found in the districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Ferozepur in Punjab state. This breed has similar features like Jamunapari goat breed. Beetal goat breed is found in India and Pakistan. The Beetal goat is raised for both meat and dairy (milk).When it comes to size, this breed is second to Jamunapari goat breed. However, Beetal goat breed s superior to it in respect to proliferation and adaptability to various agro climatic conditions. This breed is also suitable for stall feeding. Read More here.

Sojat Goat Farming Details Guide

Sojat goat is one of the famous meat goats originated from the state of Rajasthan in India. Basically, Sojat goat is cross bred from other Indian domestic goat breed called the "Jamunapari goat". This goat breed is distributed mainly Sojat, Aau (Phalodi), Pipar, Jodhpur and other small regions of Rajasthan, India. However, this meat goat breed is spread everywhere in India. More people are showing interest in this breed due to its tasty meat and adaptability to any area in India. As meat goat farming growing tremendously and demand for goat meat increasing every year, there is huge potential of getting good profits in Sojat goat farming. Usually, goat growers sacrifice this goat during the Bakri-Eid festival. Sojat goats are poor in yielding of milk having only 2 months of lactation period; hence farmers choose this breed for production of "meat". The best part of this goat breed is they can be raised in stall feeding system. Read more here.

Osmanabadi Goat Information

Osmanabadi goats were originated in India and native to state of Maharashtra. This goat breeds are mainly found in Osmanabad Ahamednagar, Latur, Parbhani, Sholapur and other surrounding areas of Maharashtra. Now Osmanabadi goats are spread in other states as well. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka have good population of Osmanabadi goats. The best part of these goats is; they can easily able to adapt to any kind of weather/area in India. The other specialty of Osmanabadi goat breed is, they can fit in stall feeding, semi-stall feeding and open field grazing. The goat growers select these goats for meat purpose even they are suitable for dairy/milk production because of the taste and quality of meat. One can find pure line Osmanabadi goats for commercial breeding. The great reproductive system makes these goats to be on top across all other breeds in India. Read more about osmanabadi goat breed profile here.

Sirohi Goat Breed Details

Sirohi Goat Information:

This goat breed is native to Sirohi district of Rajasthan state. This goat breed is widely distributed in surrounding area. Ajmer, Jaipur, Tonk, Bhilwara and adjoining areas in state of Gujarat are very famous for Sirohi goat breed raising/rearing. The usual flock size of Sirohi goat in these areas varies from region to region and ranges from 50 to 250.The Sirohi goat breed is also found in the state of Uttar Pradesh on large scale commercial lines for meat production.

Performance of Sirohi Goat Breed:- The Sirohi goat is raised for both meat and dairy (milk) purpose. However, milk production is relatively less in this goat breed. On an average, each Sirohi female goat yields about 0.5 to 0.7 kg milk per day. The lactation period in Sirohi goat is about 4 to 4.5 months. An average of 80 kg milk yield can be obtained during this lactation period of 135 days. Read more here.