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.
Jamunapari Goat Characteristics
The body of this goat is comparatively long in size than other goats breeds. They are of white, black, yellow, brown or various mixed color. They have long sized legs with long hair in the thigh and back legs.
They generally love to graze in the open field. Tails of these goats are short and typically curved upward. They have very long sized thin ears which are curved downwards.
Most of the goats have a pair of small sized horns which are curved to backwards. The does produce one baby goat per year. Does generally produce about or up to 1.5-2 litter milk daily.
Average live body weight of an adult buck is about 65-90 kg, and an adult doe weights about 40-60 kg. Almost all goat have slightly brown spots in their mouth and neck.
Their udder is comparatively capacious but pendulous and the teats are long. The milk of Jamunapari goat is very tasty and healthy. And it contains about 5% fat. The breed is very suitable for commercial dairy goat farming business.
Breeding
The conception rate of Jamunapari goat is very high and it is nearly 90%. Triplets and quadruplets are common in this goat breed.
Their average age of first conception is 18 months. Kidding rate 1.6 and twinning 52%. First kidding at the age of 23 months and inter-kidding interval is about 11 months.
Feeding
Jamunapari goats spend about 94% of their time browsing vigorously during winter season and browse slowly in hot summer seasons (about 55% of their time).
Although they love grazing they also needs some extra nutritious food too. You can feed your goat a concentrate grain mixture at morning before going out to pasture.
Give a special diet to the pregnant and show goat consisting of barley, jowar (sorghum bicolor), bajra (pennisetum americanum) and sufficient wheat whole or in the form of a gruel.
Kids are raised by their mother for their three months of age. In this period they consume their mothers milk and some other extra foods like green grasses, leaves etc.
The male goats for breeding purposes also needs some extra care and nutritious food enriched with sufficient protein, calcium and energy. Also ensure sufficient supply of fresh and clean water regularly.
Housing
Jamunapari goats are generally kept under extensive method. They generally browse about 7-12 hours in a single day and stay in house only at night.
Some south Asian goat producers keep their goats in a small herds with other animals due to lack of space. But for commercial production of Jamunapari goat, they need a good housing.
A room of 12X8 square feet is suitable for keeping 16 goats together. Make the house high from the ground with wooden, bamboo or concrete poles.
Try to keep the floor dry and make a proper ventilation system. Make a separate house for the male goats for breeding purpose. Review full breed profile of the Jamunapari goat in the table below.
| Breed Name | Jamunapari | |
| Other Name | Jamnapari | |
| Breed Purpose | Milk, also for meat | |
| Breed Size | Large | |
| Buck | Can weigh up to 120 kg | |
| Doe | Can reach around 90 kg | |
| Horns | Yes | |
| Climate Tolerance | All Climates | |
| Coat Color | Many color variations | |
| Good for Stall Fed | Yes | |
| Rarity | Common | |
| Country/Place of Origin | India |
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