Exotic Goat Breeds: Top Imported Breeds for Farming The principal exotic dairy breeds of goat are Toggenberg, Saanen, French Alpine and Nubian. They are well known throughout the world on account of their high milk yield. They are being tried in India for evolving, by crossbreeding, new breeds with more milk or for improving the
The goat belongs to the family Bovidae (hollow-horned ruminants) and is a member of the genus Capra. Domesticated goats (C. hircus) are descendants of the pasang (C. aegagrus), represented in Europe by the Cretan and Cyclades races. The East was probably their original home, the earliest recorded being the Persian race. The goat is a
HIMALAYAN (HILLY TRACT) REGION This region comprises Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh. Himalayan breed The goats of this breed are white-haired and sturdily built. The breed is also known as Chamba, Gaddi and Kashmiri, after the localities where these goats are reared. They inhabit Kangra and Kulu valleys, Chamba, Sirmur
Fine Wool Breeds The fine wool breeds produce fine and crimpy wool. Their fleece is heavy, dense, and of good quality. It contains a large amount of yolk which comprises suint and grease. Sheep have a strong banding instinct and the ability to graze on poor-quality range. Of the exotic fine wool breeds imported in
Specialized mutton breeds that mature fast, have high prolificacy, higher body weight gains, high feed conversion, high carcass yield, and produce good quality mutton, have been developed. These are generally maintained under more intensive management, unlike the apparel wool sheep. India has from time to time imported these mutton sheep breeds mostly from the UK