Abstract
SummaryMarwari is a desert goat breed of India and is found in the western part of the country. It is well known for its tolerance of hot and cold climates, disease resistance and thriving in very harsh nutritional conditions. It is a hairy black coloured goat. The means of the body length, body weight and ear length were estimated as 54 cm, 83 cm and 20 cm in males and 49 cm, 72 cm and 16 cm in females. Males have larger and stronger horns than females. The average adult body weight in males and females is 46 and 30 kg, respectively. The overall milk yield at 200 days is 98 kg. The kidding percentage in field conditions is 79.3 percent and multiple birth is about 19 percent. The Marwari is an early maturing breed as the average age of puberty is 306 days. The mortality in kid is 3.3 percent and in adults 3.5 percent in field conditions. The marketing and production economics of goats in its home tract have been analysed to ascertain viability of goat enterprise. The breed improvement programme was started in 1990–91 in its home tract involving farmers' flocks.
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