The present investigation was undertaken to study the management practices and socio-economic factors affecting the farming of Jaunpuri goat in two districts of its native tracts in eastern Uttar Pradesh. viz., Allahabad and Jaunpur. Ten villages from Jaunpur and fifteen villages from Allahabad district were randomly selected for the present investigation. The findings revealed that most of the goat farmers in Jaunpur and Allahabad district were of marginal type in their land holding capacity with 47.61 and 68.18% respectively and they earned more than Rs.5000 per annum from goatery. &nbsp;Besides the goatery, the other professions of goat rearers are 60% farming, 33.33% labor, 6.67% small business in Jaunpur and 58.82% labour, 41.18% farming in Allahabad district. The literacy of the head of the Jaunpuri goat rearing family was 66.67 and 68.18 % respectively in the Jaunpur and Allahabad district and most of farmers have 6-8 members per family. The farmers of both districts used to house their goats mostly during night time. The result indicated that 70.48 and 80.91% farmers from Jaunpur and Allahabad districts keep their animal in the house during night. However, 29.52 and 19.09% of the farmers used to keep their animals in the goat shed both day and night. The overall percentages of close and open type house were 27.91 and 72.09%, respectively in Jaunpur and Allahabad district. Most goat sheds were Kuccha type, because of the poor economic status of goat farmer in these districts. The Jaunpuri goat is dual type of goat which produces milk and meat both. Thus the present findings indicated that in both the districts the farmers reared this breed for dual purpose.

Socio-economic factors and management practices followed in eastern Uttar Pradesh for rearing of Jaunpuri goat

The present study was undertaken to observe morphometric and carcass characteristics of Jaunpuri goat. The survey plan was conducted in two districts viz. Allahabad and Jaunpur of its native tracts in Uttar Pradesh. The overall average body weights of male goats of the age groups 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12 and above12 months were observed as 5.50&plusmn;0.327, 12.07&plusmn;0.598, 19.62&plusmn;0.738, 21.92&plusmn;0.571 and 30.44&plusmn;0.978 kg respectively. The overall average body length of male goats of the age groups 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, and above 12 months were observed as 38.63&plusmn;1.762, 48.55&plusmn;2.090, 58.77&plusmn;0.652, 67.23&plusmn;0.777 and &nbsp;67.56&plusmn;0.747 cm. The overall average height of male goats of the age groups 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12 &nbsp;and above 12 months were observed as 41.63&plusmn;1.945, 53.36&plusmn;2.094, 66.23&plusmn;1.051, 72.69&plusmn;0.664 and 72.31&plusmn;0.893 cm, respectively. The corresponding values for females were 44.24&plusmn;0.825, 50.38&plusmn;0.836, 62.81&plusmn;0.466, 69.14&plusmn;0.387 and 69.00&plusmn;0.691 cm. The mean value of horn size of male goats of the age groups 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12 and above 12 months were observed as 1.94&plusmn;0.346, 2.73&plusmn;0.449, 5.54&plusmn;0.584,5.85&plusmn;0.696 and 7.56&plusmn;0.381 cm respectively. The respective averages for females were 1.77&plusmn;0.171, 2.60&plusmn;0.173, 4.94&plusmn;0.322, 6.53&plusmn;0.424 and 6.79&plusmn;0.421 cm. The results revealed no significant differences in average slaughter weight between the sexes of the same age groups but &nbsp;it varied significantly (P&lt;0.05) in different age groups like 6, 9 and 12 month of age.&nbsp;

Socio-economic factors and management practices followed in eastern Uttar Pradesh for rearing of Jaunpuri goat

Morphometric and carcass characteristics of Jaunpuri breed of goats