Marwari
A jet-black desert goat with long, flowing hair. It is one of the toughest breeds in India, browsing on desert thorn scrub where nothing else survives.
Marwari
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: uniformly jet black with long, coarse, shaggy hair
- Medium body — 30–35 kg adult with strong legs
- Small, flat, drooping ears and short pointed horns
- Long hair coat protecting against desert heat and cold nights
Benefits for Farmers
Extreme drought hardiness — browses on thorny desert scrub
Yields both meat and coarse hair used for ropes and tents
Walks very long distances for grazing without weight loss
Almost zero feed cost under migratory desert management
Improve your herd with Marwari genetics
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Goat
- Utility
- Meat & Hair
- Home Tract
- Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Pali and Nagaur
- Found In
- Rajasthan Gujarat Haryana
- Yield
- Milk: ~0.7 kg per day; hair: 0.8–1.0 kg per year
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Meat & Milk
Sirohi
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Milk: 0.8–1.0 kg per day; kids twice in 15–18 months
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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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Changthangi
Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
The source of the world-famous Pashmina (cashmere) used in Kashmiri shawls. Reared by Changpa nomads at extreme altitude in temperatures down to −40°C.
Pashmina: 200–300 g per year (fibre 12–15 microns)
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