Malabari goat

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Malabari
Goat by Sans.jpg
Country of originIndia
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    41.20kg
  • Female:
    30.68kg
Skin colourwhite, brown and piebald
Coatwhite, brown and piebald
Face colourwhite, brown and piebald
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

The Malabari or Tellicherry is an Indian breed of domestic goat. It is bred in the Malabar district of Kerala. [1] They are bred mostly for meat, but it also produces milk. Females weigh an average of 30.68kg while males weigh 41.20kg, and their coats are white, black, or piebald. [2] Although they are similar to the Beetal goat, Malabari goats weigh less, have shorter ears and legs, and have larger testicles. [3] There was an effort to crossbreed the Malabari goats with Boer goats, but this practice is controversial. [1] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "'Malabari' goats under threat of extinction". The Hindu . 2002-12-16. Archived from the original on 2003-04-05. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  2. ↑ Verma, N; Dixit, S P; Dangi, P.s; Aggarwal, Rajeev; Kumar, Santhu; Joshi, B.K. (1 August 2009). "Malabari goats: Characterization, management, performance and genetic variability". Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 79: 813–818 – via ResearchGate.
  3. ↑ Bilaspuri, G.S.; Singh, K. (1993-04-01). "Distinction between Malabari and Beetal goat breeds". Small Ruminant Research. 10 (3): 201–208. doi:10.1016/0921-4488(93)90124-Z. ISSN   0921-4488.
  4. ↑ "Malabari Goats | Vechur Conservation Trust". vechur.org. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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