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

SIROHI

Distribution

Sirohi district of Rajasthan.The breed also extends to Palanpur in Gujarat. The total goat population in the Sirohi; distribution area, according to the 1972 census, was 0.295 m, of which 0.007 m adult males and 0.204 m adult females.

Breed characteristics

	Adult males	Adult females
Body weight	50.37	22.54
Body length	80.0	61.3
Height at withers	85.6	68.4
Chest girth	80.3	62.4

Conformation

Compact, medium-sized animals. Coat color predominant1y brown, with 1ignt or dark brown patches; a very few individuals are completely white. Most animals are wattled. Ears are f1at and 1eaf-like. medium-sized and drooping; ear length: 18.8 + _0.6 cm (15). Both sexes have smal1 horns curved upward and backward; horn 1ength: 7.7 ~ 0.15 cm (144). Tail is medium in length and curved upward; tai1 1ength: 16.7 ~ 0.14 cm (153). Udder is smal1 and round with small teats placed laterally. Average f1ock size is 60 (range: 10 to 200) containing 1 adult male, 42 adult females and 17 young.

Reproduction

Kidding percentage	89.3%
Litter size
Singles	91.5%
Twins	8.5%

Breeding

Generally pure breeding. Males are selected on size from within flocks. There is some introduction of Marwari for increasing hair production.

Performance

Milk
Lactation yield (Kg)	71.18
Lactation length (days)	174.8
Meat
At birth	2.82
At weaning	9.92
6 months	13.48
9 months	16.95
12 months	21.27