Evaluation of Raighar and Maraguda goats in respective breeding tracts

Abstract

Information from 243 farmers belonging to 45 villages in respective native tracts for Raighar and Maraguda is analysed in the present study. The information on body morphometrics was collected by actual measurements and on production and reproduction parameters was collected through questionnaires. The adult buck and doe of Raighar goat weighed 30.45±0.15 and 28.14±0.18 kg, respectively. Respective weights in Maraguda were 29.12±0.44 and 27.24±0.27 kg. Average height of both the goat types were recorded as around 64 cm and the body length almost similar to the height. Average kidding interval in both the populations was recorded as 7 to 8 months.