Morphological characteristics of osmanabadi goats

The habitat and distribution of Osmanabadi goat were studied by the survey in three district viz. Ahmednagar, Solapur and Osmanabad of Maharashtra. Data on morphological character was recorded on Osmanabadi goats of various age groups in both the sex from farmer's flocks. The study revealed that the Osmanabadi goats were of black in coat colour, having grey white skin, black muzzle, eyelids and hooves, possessing grey straight and backward oriented horns (13.01 cm length), pendulous ears (4.83 ± 0.08 cm length), convex head type, absence of wattles and beard, curved slender and medium tail. The width, depth and length of udder, length diameter and distance between two teats observed in Osmanabadi goats were 9.89 ± 0.15, 8.13 ± 0.32, 15.11 ± 48, 7.74 ± 0.35, 11.16 ± 0.66, and 5.66 ± 0.36 cm, respectively.