19-Title: Morphometric diversity of Berari and Osmanabadi goats of Maharashtra
Authors: Kranti P Kharkar, Alka Sawarkar, Priya Gawande, MS Patil and VB Korade
Source: Ruminant Science (2024)-13(1):117-120.

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How to cite this manuscript: Kharkar Kranti P, Sawarkar Alka, Gawande Priya, Patil MS and Korade VB (2024). Morphometric diversity of Berari and Osmanabadi goats of Maharashtra. Ruminant Science 13(1):117-120.
Abstract
A study was conducted to determine the phenotypic relationship between linear body measurements, body weight (BW), height at wither (HW), body length (BL), paunch girth (PG), and chest girth (CG) in Berari and Osmanabadi goats For this study, a total of 108 goats of which 54 Osmanabadi and 54 Berari raised in traditional semi-intensive system used by the farmers were used for the present study. The data was collected randomly for both the Osmanabadi and Berari male and female goat breeds. Body weight (BW), height at wither (HW), body length (BL), paunch girth (PG), and chest girth (CG) were among the physical parameters examined. The mean body weight, height at wither, body length, paunch girth, and chest girth were 29.31kg, 74.05 cm, 71.37 cm, 69.18 cm, and 59.57 cm, respectively in Osmanabadi goat and were 26.34 kg, 69.43 cm, 58.11 cm, 71.18 cm, and 66.94 cm, respectively in Berari goat. In both breeds, body weight was positively and highly correlated with chest girth, body length, paunch girth, and height at wither. The conclusion reached was that Osmanabadi and Berari goats could clearly be distinguished from one another. The Osmanabadi and Berari goats can be classified as a medium-sized goats based on its body measures and weight.
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