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Sirohi |
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Distribution : Sirohi District of
Rajasthan and Palampur in Gujarat. |
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Breed
Characteristics |
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Size (Average) |
Adult Male |
Adult Female |
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Body weight (kg) |
50 |
40 |
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Body length (cm) |
80 |
60 |
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Chest girth (cm) |
80 |
62 |
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Conformation |
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Compact medium-sized animals. Coat color
predominantly brown with light or dark brown
patches' a very few individuals are
completely white. The body is covered fairly
densely with hair which is short and coarse.
The hair grows at the rate of about 2 cm
annually. Ears are flat and leaf like,
medium sized and drooping. Both sexes have
small horns, curved upward and backward. On
average, the birth weight is about 2.0 kg.
The age at first kidding is 19-20 months and
the litter size is one kid per birth. The
breed is wel suited to stall feeding. |
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Performance |
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The breed is used mainly for meat. The milk
yield is relatively small, about 0.5 kg per
day, with an average milk yield of 65 kg
over a 120 day lactation period. |
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Kidding : Usually doe kids twice a year,
giving birth to single in 40% while twins in
60% cases, They kid twice a year |
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Sirohi Male |
Sirohi Kids |
Sirohi Female |
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