Sirohi

The Sirohi goat is an Indian breed, which is native to the Sirohi district of Rajasthan. The name Sirohi derived from the home tract. The breed is also known as Ajmeri, Devgarhi and Parbatsar. Sirohi goats can be found over the Ajmer, Bhilwara, Japipur and Tonk districts. Usually Sihori goats are raised under extensive grazing system in commercial farms, and most of the flocks are kept confined. Some rural farmers used to migrate their large sized flocks seasonally to nearby areas for the search of foods and water. The flock size varies from place to place. And a flock of 10-200 Sirohi goats can be found in different places of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. But today the Sirohi goat is very popular as a meat goat breed in India. And is well distributed throughout India and some other South Asian countries. Now the goat breed is found in almost every state of India..

Charectoristics of Sirohi Goats

Sirohi goat is a medium sized animals.

It has predominantly brown colored coat with dark or light brown patches.
On occasion, the color of a very few goats may be completely white.
The body is covered with fairly dense soft and coarse hair.
The hair grows at the rate of about 2 centimeter per year.
Sirohi goats have medium sized flat dropping ears (much like leaf), and most of the goats are wattled.
Both Sirohi buck and doe have small horns which is curved upward and backward.
Their tail is curved upward and medium in length.
Their legs are long and very strong. The udder of Sirohi doe is small and round, with small teats placed laterally. Sirohi bucks are much heavier than the does.