Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar - 263 145, (Uttarakhand).
Pantja goats, a local strain of medium sized goats of U.S. Nagar district of Uttarakhand, were studied for morphological traits and management practices. They had uniformly light brown to tan body color with white streak on either side of face. Based on the survey of 275 herds, Pantja goats (32.67%) were next to Black Bengal (51.72%) with an estimated population of 14,543. Overall values for BL, HAW, CG, EPL and BW of different age groups (0–6; 6–12; 12–18; 18–24 and >24 months) were 43.23 ± 1.33, 52.69 ± 0.74, 55.22 ± 0.93, 57.55 ± 1.93 and 54.68 ± 2.66 cm, 46.95 ± 0.96, 58.85 ± 0.54, 61.60 ± 0.67, 64.03 ± 1.39 and 61.71 ± 1.92 cm, 49.20 ± 0.93, 62.84 ± 0.52, 64.73 ± 0.65, 68.58 ± 1.35 and 66.09 ± 1.68 cm, 12.08 ± 0.66, 13.56 ± 0.37, 14.39 ± 0.46, 15.78 ± 0.95 and 14.70 ± 1.31 cm and 7.69 ± 0.62, 15.64 ± 0.34, 18.17 ± 0.43, 20.85 ± 0.89 and 20.03 ± 1.24 kg, respectively with no significant difference between sexes.
Goats, Morphological traits, Pantja, Tarai
