Sirohi
Also known as: Devgarhi, Parbatsari
The most popular commercial goat breed in India today. Sirohi adapts to almost every agro-climatic zone, which is why it dominates new goat farms nationwide.
Sirohi
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: predominantly brown with light or dark brown patches
- Medium body — 25–30 kg (female), 40–50 kg (male)
- Flat, leaf-like drooping ears of medium length
- Small horns curving upward and backward; short, coarse hair
Benefits for Farmers
Adapts to nearly any climate — proven from Rajasthan to Bihar to Kerala
Fast weight gain makes it the leading commercial meat breed
Very hardy with strong disease resistance and low mortality
Excellent under both grazing and stall-fed management
High and stable market demand for breeding stock
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Goat
- Utility
- Meat & Milk
- Home Tract
- Sirohi, Ajmer, Pali, Udaipur and the adjoining Gujarat border
- Found In
- Rajasthan Gujarat
- Yield
- Milk: 0.8–1.0 kg per day; kids twice in 15–18 months
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