Jamunapari
Jamunapari goat is a very beautiful dairy goat breed which was originated from India. This breed first introduced near a river of Uttar Pradesh named Jamuna. Since this breed is mostly known as Jamunapari goat. They are also known as some other names like Jamnapari, Ram Sagol etc. They become highly meat and milk productive and also very suitable for show. In India this goat breed is considered as the best dairy goat. They are one of the giant goat breeds with a pair of very long ear. Since 1953, the Jamunapari goat has been imported to Indonesia. And in Indonesia, the breed has been a great success. It has also played a very important role for creating some other breeds. For example, the Jamunapari goat is one of the ancestors of the American Nubian goats. According to the 1972 census, there were an estimated 580000 of the breed available in India. Although less than 5000 goats of the total were thought to be purebred. Read more information about the Jamunapari goat breed below.
Charectoristics of Jamunapari Goats
Charectoristics of Jamnapari goats are listed below
- The body of this goat is comparatively long sized than other goats.
- They are of white, black, yellow, brown or various mixed colored.
- Long sized legs with long hair in the thigh and back legs.
- Love to graze in the open field.
- The tail of Jamunapari goat is short and typically curved upward.
- The tail of Jamunapari goat is short and typically curved upward.
- Has a pair of small sized horns which are curved to backwards.
- An adult male goat weights about 65-90 kg and an adult female goat weights about 40-60 kg.