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

KUTCHI

Distribution

Kutch district in Gujarat. 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.

Breed characteristics

	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 black 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

Kidding percentage (%)	75.5
Litter size: (%)
Singles	84.1
Twins	15.2
Triplets	0.7

Performance

Milk
Lactation yield (Kg)/day	1.84
Lactation length (days)	117.7
Hair (g per shorn) 229.3 twice a year