Zalawadi

The Zalawadi goat breed from the Surendranagar and Rajkot regions of Gujarat in India is used for the production of milk, meat, and fiber. Zalawadi goats compromise 27.8% of the goat population in Surendranagar. The goats are also known by the local name Tara Bakari.[1]


Physical Description

A long legged type of goat. Coat is predominantly black with speckled ears. Horns are upward and backward pointing corkscrews with drooping, leaf-shaped ears.[2]


Statistics

Milk yield = 2.02±0.18kg in 197.2±5.8d of lactation with an average productive life of 5-6 lactations.[3] The birth rate is 55% twins and 2% triplets.[4]


References

  1. ↑ http://agtr.ilri.cgiar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=212&Itemid=247
  2. ↑ http://agtr.ilri.cgiar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=212&Itemid=247
  3. ↑ http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/11455/1/IJBT%2010(2)%20235-237.pdf
  4. ↑ http://agtr.ilri.cgiar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=212&Itemid=247

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