AGB 211: Livestock and Poultry Breeding (2+1)

GANJAM

Distribution

Southern districts of Orissa: Ganjam and Koraput. The total goat population in the Ganjam distribution area, according to the 1972 census, was 0.448 m, of which 0.056 m adult males and 0.103 m adult females.

Breed characteristics

	Adult males	Adult females
Body weight	44.05	31.87
Body length	76.2	67.6
Height at withers	84.5	77.1
Chest girth	83.1	74.6

Conformation

Tall, leggy animals. The coat may be black, white, brown or spotted, but black predominates. Hairs are short and lustrous. Ears are medium sized; ear length: 14.50 +- 0.15 cm. Both sexes have long, straight horns, directed upward; horn length: 20.9+- 0.33 cm. Tail is medium-long. The average flock contains 84.5 +- 37.5 individuals range: 20 to 500, of which 2.9 adult males, 59.8 adult females and 21.8 young.

Reproduction

	Days
Kidding interval	376
Service period	218.6
Kidding percentage (%)	82
Litter size: (%)
Singles	98.4
Twins	1.6

Performance

Milk
Lactation yield (Kg)	319.44
Lactation length (days)	141.6
Meat (kg.)
At birth	2.31
At weaning
6 months	9.52
9 months
12 months	11.69