Name: (II-033) CHARACTERIZATION AND CONSERVATION OF NATIVE BUNDELKHANDI GOATS
Uploaded: 2022-09-17
Duration: 4 min 54 s
Description: (II-033) CHARACTERIZATION AND CONSERVATION OF NATIVE BUNDELKHANDI GOATS.

(II-033) CHARACTERIZATION AND CONSERVATION OF NATIVE BUNDELKHANDI GOATS. 

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(II-033) CHARACTERIZATION AND CONSERVATION OF NATIVE BUNDELKHANDI GOATS

Deepak Upadhyay*, B.P.  Kushwaha ,  Pooja   Tamboli  and K. K. Singh ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi-284003, India

Bundelkhandi  goat belongs to  Bundelkhand  region, spread over 7 districts of Uttar Pradesh (Jhansi, Banda,  Chitrakoot ,  Mahoba ,  Hamirpur ,  Lalitpur  and  Jalaun ) and 6 districts of  madhya  Pradesh ( Sagar ,  Panna ,  Damoh ,  Tikamgarh ,  Chhhatarpur  and  Datia ).

Physical features A typical Bundelkhandi goat is black in colour with medium to large size and compact body The ears are short and may have white spot at base The body is almost cylindrical in shape The udder is not well developed Primarily reared for meat purposes

Major activities Maintaining at least five cluster/ centers having at least 100  breedable  does   Characterization of production system (production and management practices, population trends, feeding system, disease pattern and socio-economic condition) Recording body weights from birth to 12 month of age at 3 months interval Recording milk yield at 15 days interval  upto  90 days and lactation length Survey and mapping of the breeding tract of  Bundelkandi  goats and collecting baseline data of clusters   Selection of genetically superior animals and buck distribution  Capacity building of community goat keepers and conducting awareness  porgramme / gosthi

Salient  Acheivements :  Registration  of  1811 goats belonging to 70 households. Avg.  body weight at 12 months of age and  daily milk yield were 20.19 ± 0.35 kg and 0.551 ± 0.04 L, respectively Average kidding rate recorded was 1.22 12  breeding bucks  given to  farmers in adapted villages  Vaccination  against ET (1381 animals), PPR (600 animals), FMD (400 animals) and deworming against  endo -parasites (1253 animals ) Organization  of capacity building/awareness making programme involving goat farmers

(II-033) CHARACTERIZATION AND CONSERVATION OF NATIVE BUNDELKHANDI GOATS

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