Marwari Goat

The Marwari goat is a beautiful breed of domestic goat from India. It’s a dual purpose goat breed and raised for both meat and milk production. It is a desert goat breed and well known for it’s tolerance of hot and cold climates. Marwari goat is also well known for it’s capabilities of disease resistance and capabilities of thriving in very harsh nutritional conditions. The breed derives it’s name after the ‘Marwar‘ region of Rajasthan, which is it’s natural habitat. The Marwari goat is available and distributed through the Marwar region of Rajasthan, comprising Jodhpur, Pali, Nagaur, Bikaner, Jalore, Jaisalmer and Barmer districts. The breed is also available and reared in certain areas of Gujarat state, especially in the Mehsana district and up to Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. The Marwari goat is raised in both small and large flocks. The small flocks are stationary. But migration of the larger flocks is the routine practice during the lean period. Larger flocks of the Marwari goats start migrating in March-April in many directions through their well-established routs. And they usually return back in July. Marwari goats are well adapted to the harsh environment of the Thar desert. And most of the animals are kept on extensive goat farming system. Read more information about this goat breed below.