Data on body weight and body measurements were individually collected from Kanni Adu
kids (114 males and 214 females) from its breeding tract. The correlation coefficients …

Goats have been an integral component of farming system and support a large rural
population of landless and marginal farmers. Goat population of India is 124.6 million with …

The Salem Black is an important meat goat breed in the north-western part of Tamil Nadu,
India. The native tract of this breed is the Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode, Karur and …

A study on Kanni Adu goats of south Tamil Nadu was carried out in 154 households of 35
villages with the objective of identifying and documenting the rearing practices followed in …

A retrospective study was conducted on causes and management of dystocia in 116 goats
presented to the Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute …

A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of heat stress on carcass traits and expression
of Myostatin, Heat Shock Protein (HSP) 70and HSP110expression in skeletal muscle of …

Data on birth weight of 160 Kanni kids from 1998 to 2003 and sex ratio of 163 Boer× Kanni
crossbred kids from 2001 to 2005 maintained at Livestock Research Station, Kattupakkam …

Goats were among the first farm animals to be domesticated. Goats disseminated all over
the world because of their great adaptability to varying environmental conditions and the …

In a field study covering 172 farmers spread over 56 villages in 20 mandals, data were
collected on the morphological characteristics of 1590 Mahabubnagar goats. The …

Goat is considered to be one of the hardiest animals. Vidarbha region of Maharashtra
comprises of 11 districts having 3 agro-climatic zones and are mainly under the dry land …