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Also known as:
Chué
Distribution:
Kutch district in Gujarat. (India).
Numbers:
The total goat population in the Kutch district. according to the 1972 census was 0.402 m. of which 0.018 m adult males and 0.298 m adult females.
Climate:
| Average monthly temperature (ºC) |
Average |
Range |
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minimum |
20.1 |
10.1-27.4 |
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maximum |
33.0 |
26.1-38.7 |
| Average monthly relative humidity (%) |
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morning |
63 |
45-80 |
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evening |
36 |
17-64 |
| Annual rainfall (cm) |
34.87 |
Breed Characteristics:
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Adult males |
Adult females |
| Body weight |
43.5 |
39.29 |
| Body length |
77.1 |
75.0 |
| Height at withers |
86.4 |
82.4 |
| Chest girth |
78.4 |
76.1 |
Conformation:
Large animals. The coat is predominantly blac,. but a few white, brown and spotted animals are also found. The hair is coarse and long. The nose is slightly Roman. The ears are long, broad and drooping; ear length: 22.0 +- 0.26 cm . Both sexes have short, thick horns, pointed upward; horn length: 10+- 0.19 cm . The udder is reasonably well developed; teats are conical.
Flock Structure:
The average flock contains 83.3+- 14.5 individuals (range: 30 to 300}, of which 2.4 adult males, 70.3 adult females and 10.6 young.
Reproduction:
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Days |
| Age at first kidding |
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| Kidding interval |
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| Service period |
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| Kidding percentage (%) |
75.5 |
| Litter size: (%) |
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| Singles |
84.1 |
| Twins |
15.2 |
| Triplets |
0.7 |
| Quadruplets |
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Mortality %:
| Pre-weaning |
15 |
| Adults |
5.5 |
Performance:
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Milk |
| Lactation yield (Kg)/day |
1.84 |
| Lactation length (days) |
117.7 |
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Meat (kg.) |
| At birth |
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| At weaning |
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| 6 months |
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| 9 months |
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| 12 months |
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Hair (g per shorn) |
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229.3 twice a year |
Reference:
All information and photographs contained here are posted in conjunction and cooperation with Goats in India. For additional information, please visit the Goats in India web site or email Capra@iespana.es.
About the author:
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About the author: Gary Pfalzbot is a Service Connected Disabled Veteran and the web master of GoatWorld as well as some other web sites. He has raised goats over the years, been involved with 4-H (as a young boy) and currently resides in Colorado where he and his wife Pam raise a few breeds of goats and other animals, and primarily author the GoatWorld web site to continue to inform, educate, and promote the industry.
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