Teressa
| Male | Female |
|---|---|
 |  |
| Breeding Tract | |||
| State: Andaman & Nicobar | Nicobar | ||
| Location | |||
| Longitude (deg.) | . - . | ||
| Latitude (deg.) | 6. - 10. | ||
| General Information | |||
| Synonyms | Pookore | ||
| Origin | The goat breed is present in the Nicobar group of islands since time immemorial. Nicobari tribes call this goat as Pookore which means Teressa goat due to their origin and distribution in Teressa islands. | ||
| Major utility | Meat | ||
| Comments on utility | |||
| Comments on breeding tract | " | ||
| Adaptability to environment | |||
| Population | |||
| Year | Population | Other information | |
| 2012 | 7721 | Source: Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, A&N Administration / Annual Report, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair |
| Management | |
| Management system | Extensive |
| Mobility | Stationary |
| Feeding of adults | Grazing |
| Comments on Management | Nicobari tribal farmers of Teressa Island, Car Nicobar and Nancowrie group of islands are maintaining the pure indigenous stock of Teressa goats |
| Morphology | |||
| Colour | Dark tan, brown, white and brown mixed, black and brown mixed, females mostly light brown and white mixed | ||
| Horn shape and size | Flat at base and pointing towards tip. Starting from base and bending back along with/ behind the head or straight with slight curvature towards back/ side wards. Size small: 11.5cm in male and 10.5cm in females. | ||
| Visible characteristics | Peculiar white patch/line starting from inner canthus of both eyes or from eye brows and extending up to nostrils or mouth. Black hairs on dorsal midline up to the tail. | ||
| Male | Female | Overall | |
| Height (avg. cm.) | 68.27 | 58.55 | |
| Body Length (avg. cm.) | 66.16 | 57.89 | |
| Heart girth (avg. cm.) | 77.34 | 66.75 | |
| Body weight (avg. kg.) | 39.85 | 31.94 | |
| Birth weight (avg. kg.) | 1.4 | 1.22 | |
| Performance | |||
| Average | Minimum | Maximum | |
| Litter size born | 1.56 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Age at first parturition (months) | 12.3 | 10.7 | 18.5 |
| Parturition interval (months) | 7.7 | 6.3 | 11.8 |
| Milk yield per lactation (kg) | 56.0 | 22.0 | 180.0 |
| Dressing percentage | 47.0 | ||
| Any Peculiarity of the breed | |||
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All the above information of following Indian Breed is collected from Public Database of NBAGR, India. We (Digi Vets) just published information in an original format, without making any changes. The value of statistics can be changed in future according to census.
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