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
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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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