Breed characteristics of Salem black Goat of Tamil Nadu
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Date
2013
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Abstract
A survey to identify the habitat,
distribution and to establish breed
characteristics, production and reproduction
performances of Salem black goats was
conducted in farmer’s herds in Tamil Nadu.
Salem Black Goats were distributed in Salem,
Dharampuri and Erode districts of Tamil
Nadu. They were tall animals with a lean body
and predominantly black in color. Average
herd size was 21.87 (range 1 to 86). The
pooled means for height at withers, chest
girth, body length, for full mouth (eight tooth)
were 84.30 ± 0.66, 82.34 ± 0.58 and 73.53 ±
0.74 cm, respectively. The coefficient of
variations for body measurements ranged from
2.72 to 15.06 per cent for adult goats. The
carcass trait such as dressing percentage at
adult animals at 6, 12 months and two and
four tooth were 43.39 ± 0.42, 47.38 ± 0.23,
44.31 ± 0.46 and 48.82 ± 0.91 per cent,
respectively. Age at first kidding and kidding
interval were varied from 13 to 19 months and
8 to 10 months, respectively. The mean litter
size of the dose pooled over parities was 1.48
± 0.13. The overall incidence of multiple births
was 37.55 per cent. Kidding occurred
throughout the year with high frequency in
June and August.
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TNV_SIJVS_2013_1(1)15-20
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Veterinary Science