MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VIZIANAGARAM GOATS*

Authors

  • B PRADEEP NAIDU N.T.R College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, 521 102, India
  • S JAGADEESWARA RAO Professor & Head of LPM,N.T.R College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, 521 102, India
  • R M V PRASAD Associate Professor & Head of ILFC College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur, A.P. ,N.T.R College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, 521 102, India
  • A ANITHA Assistant Professor of LPM ,N.T.R College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, 521 102, India

Keywords:

Goat, Vizianagaram goats, Morphological characteristics

Abstract

In a field study covering 240 farmers spread over 80 villages in 16 mandals, data were collected on the morphological characteristics of local goats in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. The predominant coat colour was bicolour (48.64%), followed by single colour (44.22%) and multi colour (7.14%). The bicolour pattern consisted of mainly black and white whereas, single coat colour pattern consisted of mainly black followed by white colour. The head profile of majority of local goats was straight (80.18%), followed by slightly convex (19.82%). Most of the goats (99.28%) had pendulous ears. Majority of goats (68.38%) did not have beard. Wattles were present in 50.88 per cent of goats and were present in both sexes. Both the sexes were horned (91.65%), but few were polled (8.35%). 

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Published

2023-05-08

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1-2 (2015): Indian Journal of Animal Production and Management (Jan-Jun)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VIZIANAGARAM GOATS* . (2023). Indian Journal of Animal Production and Management, 31(1-2), 49–51. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijapm/article/view/7157