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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Malabari
Meat & Milk
Malabari
Kerala
A prolific dual-purpose goat of the Kerala coast, carrying some Arab bloodline from historic Malabar trade. It handles humid, high-rainfall conditions well.
Milk: ~1 kg per day; frequent twins and triplets
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Surti
Milk
Surti
Gujarat
A compact, pure white dairy goat kept almost entirely under stall feeding in the towns of south Gujarat, valued for steady milk on a small frame.
Milk: 1.5–2.0 kg per day
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Black Bengal
Meat & Skin
Black Bengal
Bihar, West Bengal +2
The most prolific goat of eastern India and the pride of Bihar. Its meat quality and skin are rated the best in the world, and it breeds twice a year with multiple kids.
Milk: 0.4–0.6 kg per day; 2–4 kids per kidding, twice a year
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