Study on physical characteristics of goats in Aurangabad district
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2012-05-16
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Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani
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The present investigation was on Study of Physical Characteristics of Goats in
, Aurangabad District. Where the groups were 31.25, 13.39, 7.53, 3.59 and 44.24 per
cent goats for entire black and homed goats, entire black and homed goats with white
spots on the ears, entire black and polled goats, entire black, polled goats with white
spotted ears and Brown and white patches on body and other mixed coat colour
pattern, respectively. The coat colour pattern was observed as 38.79,16.96 and 44.25
per cent for black, black and white and other colour goats, respectively. Whereas, ear
pattern recorded in the present study was 98.71 for pendulous ear and 1.29 for
horizontal ear orientation. Among these goats, 81.05 per cent goats were found
homed and 18.95 per cent were polled. The LSMs for HW of goats at 0-3 months of
age were 38.76 + 0.24 cm, CG as 37.88 ± 0.22 cm, BL as 34.67 ± 0.29 cm, EL as
11.48 ± 0.05 cm, HL as 0.32 + 0.01 cm and for BW as 5.62 + 0.08 kg, respectively.
The LSMs for HW of goats at 4-6 months of age was 50.82 ± 0.33 cm, CG as 51.77 ±
0.22 cm, BL as 48.70 + 0.34 cm, EL as 13.65 ± 0.10 cm, HL as 2.43 + 0.15 cm and
for BW as 14.95 ± 0.21 kg, respectively. The LSMs for HW of goats at 7-12months of
age was 59.31 ± 1.02 cm, CG as 59.94 + 0.40 cm, BL as 53.18 ± 0.69 cm, EL as
14.68 ± 0.20 cm, HL as 3.14 + 0.33 cm and for BW as 18.85 + 0.31 kg, respectively.
The LSMs for HW of goats at 13-36 months of age was 68.46+ 0.44 cm, CG as 70.66
± 0.44 cm, BL as 62.67 ± 0.36 cm, EL as 16.97 + 0.10 cm, HL as 6.94 + 0.28 cm and
for BW as 29.12 + 0.46 kg. The LSMs for HW of goats above 36 months of age was
67.73 ± 0.77 cm, CG as 73.28 ± 0.47 cm, BL as 67.41 ± 0.82 cm, EL as 17.70 ± 1.05
cm, HL as 8.06 ± 0.66 cm and for BW as 31.56 ± 0.95 kg. The study of goats
revealed that there is positive significant correlation between weight gain and body
measurements in all age groups.
It can be concluded from the study that geo-ecological situation of surveyed
area and management practices followed their play importance role in phenotypic
characteristics of animal.
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