Sheep & Goat Demo Unit

Breeds Maintained:  Nellore (Sheep)

                                    Black Bengal & Local Goats (Goat)

Nellore (Sheep):

The Nellore is a breed of sheep found in India, primarily in the state of Andhra Pradesh. There are three distinct varieties of Nellore Sheep, each distinguished by color:
a) Palla/White, which are completely white or have light brown spots on their head, neck, back, and legs
b). Jodipi, which are white with black spots around the lips, eyes, and lower jaw, as well as on the belly and legs
c). Dora, which are completely brown.
Sale price is 400/- per Kg Live weight
Generalized Characters:
Relatively tall body with little hair, except at the brisket, withers, and breech
Horned rams and polled ewes
Long and drooping ears
86% of animals have wattles
Short and thin tail
Reproductive traits:
Age at first lambing is 846 days
Lambing interval is 428 days
Essentially single litter size
Production traits:
Age at slaughter is 6 months
Dressing percentage is 47.00%
Feed conversion efficiency is 15.06%

Vaccination Schedules:

First day of Vaccination followed & later annual dose is followed

Black Bengal Goat:
Generalized Characters:
Black Bengal goats are the dwarf goats which are a good source of meat, milk, and leather.
Production Traits:
The bodyweight of an adult Buck and Doe varies from 22-25 kg and 15-18 kg respectively.
The newborn kid of Black Bengal goat weighs around 800g to 900g on an average.
The milk yield ranges from 400ml to 700ml a day.
Reproductive traits:
a. Twinning/Triple kidding Percentage is 80.
b. They breed around the year.
c. There can be 2 kidding cycles in a year.
d. There is a high chance to have 3 to 5 kids a year.
e. The age at sexual maturity in males and females varied from 6 to 8 months.
f. The average age of the first conception is the 7th month.
g. The preweaning kid survival rate is 85%.
h. Sale price is 400/- per Kg Live weight