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Male |
Female |
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Species |
Goat |
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Synonym |
Amritsari
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Breeding Tract |
State
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District |
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Punjab |
Ferozpur |
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Punjab |
Amritsar |
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Punjab |
Gurdaspur |
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Location |
Minimum |
Maximum |
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Deg Min |
Deg Min |
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Longitude |
74 55 |
75 27 |
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Latitude |
18 31 |
19 05 |
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Comment on Breeding Tract |
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Main Use |
Food - Milk and Meat |
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Comment on main use |
Beetal is a prolific and good dairy breed, and second to Jamunapari in size. |
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Origin |
Named after its place of origin i.e. Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district of
Punjab. |
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Herd Book or Rigister Established |
No |
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Breed Societies(if Any) |
No |
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Adaptability to Environment |
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Colour |
Black coat is common. Brown with white spots of different sizes is also
available. |
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Horns Present (M/F) |
Both
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Number of Horns |
2 |
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Horns Shape and Size |
Small in size (about 12 cm), carried horizontally with slight twist, directed
backward and upward.
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Visible Characteristics |
Beetal goats are tall animals, having roman nose and long ears (24.8 cm).
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Hair or Wool |
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Fiber Type |
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MALE |
FEMALE |
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Height(Avg cm) |
91.3 |
81.3 |
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Body Length(Avg cm) |
87.3 |
78.2 |
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Heart Girth(Avg cm) |
87.4 |
83.2 |
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Weight(Avg Kg) |
57.12 |
44.97 |
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Birth Weight(Avg Kg) |
3.3 |
2.68 Overall 0 |
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Management System |
Semi-Intensive |
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Mobility |
Stationary
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Feeding of Adults |
Grazing, Fodder and Concentrate |
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Comments on Management Conditions |
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Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
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Age at first Parturition(Avg.Months) |
24.45 |
17 |
25 |
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Parturition Interval(Months) |
10.94 |
8.67 |
12.7 |
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Milk yield per lactation(kg)
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157 |
98 |
225 |
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Milk Fat(%) |
5.03 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
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Litter Size Born |
1.66 |
0 |
0 |
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Fleece Weight(kg/year) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Staple Length(cm) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Fibre Diameter(µ) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Dressing percentage |
49.68 |
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Any Peculiarity of the breed |
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Year |
Population |
Other Information |
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1997 |
20772 |
Source: Tantia et al., 2001. Beetal goats in their native tract. AGRI. 31:
65-74. |
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Source: Animal Genetic Resources of India- Information system (AGRI-IS) ,
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal |