The study has explored goat production systems, adoption level of management practices,
constraints to goat-rearing, critical gaps and impact of introduced innovations on livelihood …

Goats have been an integral component of farming system and support a large rural
population of landless and marginal farmers. Goat population of India is 124.6 million with …

Goat keeping has been a traditional activity in India and primary source of livelihood of
people below poverty line. The total goat population in India was l23 million during 2003 …

ABSTRACT A study on Gohilwadi goats belonging 56 flocks of 17 villages of Kathiawad
region of Gujarat was carried out to evaluate the management and performance. Gohilwadi …

Barbari is most preferred goat breed of commercial farmers in India and information on its
first parity growth, reproduction and production traits are valuable for making present and …

The Surti goat is a precious dual purpose goat breed of south Gujarat. Unlike the other goat
breed of India, the Surti breed is stall fed and non nomadic in nature due to its big round …

Data recorded from 166 flocks of dual-purpose Zalawadi goats of Surendranagar district of
Gujarat, was analyzed to evaluate performance and production environment. Sizable flocks …

Goats are kept by people of all categories of land holding and communities with larger flock
size among marginal and small farmers in Bundelkhand region. Majority of the goat keepers …

Goat husbandry is a popular enterprise among the artisan people and back word
communities in South Gujarat region comprising seven districts, viz. Bharuch, Surat …

The present investigation was conducted to study the reproduction and production
performance of Surti goats and their offspring under field conditions. The mean age at …