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Research
4.
The rearing system of black bengal goat and their
farmers in West Bengal, India -
Debraj Nandi, Sukanta
Roy, Santanu Bera, Shyam SundarKesh, Ashis Kumar
Samanta
Vet World. 2011; 4(6): 254-257
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.4.254
Abstract
Bengal Goat is a precious germplasm of West Bengal.
Mostly the women (91.3%) of the farming families in
West Bengal rear goat. Goat rearing is a subsidiary
income source to rural poor along with agriculture.
In majority of cases the flock size ranges from 1 to
4 (56%). Male female ratio in adult flock is
observed as 1:8 in field condition. The animals are
mostly housed along with residential housing
(67.1%); houses are mostly kachha type (82.63%) with
earthen floor (86.47%) and straw roof (91.33%). All
most all the farmers used to graze their goats for
feeding. Ponds water is the major source for
drinking water (58.14%) of goats. Black Bengal Goats
have natural resistant power to many diseases but
are vulnerable to cold, water logging situation,
diarrhoea, ecto and entro parasitic infestation and
respiratory diseases. Under field condition
mortality rate is 9.63%.
Key words: Bengal
Goat, Socio economics, Rearing System, Flock
information.
