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All India Coordinated Research Project on Goat Improvement

Objectives
The objectives of All India Coordinated Research Project on Goat Improvement as approved in XII Plan are as under.

To enhance productivity of goat genetic resources of the country in their habitat.
To develop germplasm resource centers for goat breeds.
To validate and implement breeding, feeding, and health control technologies in the field for improved goat production and health
Capacity building of stakeholders and goat keepers for sustainable and profitable goat husbandry.
To determine the role of goat husbandry in livelihood and food security of goat keepers.

Table: Coordinating Units of AICRP on Goat Improvement

SN.	Breed	Location of Centre	Type of Centre
1.	Project Coordinators Unit	CIRG, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura 281122	Coordinating Unit
2.	Andamani Goats (Partially TSP)	CARI, Port Blair	Field
3.	Assam Hill Goat Unit (NEH)	AAU, Veterinary College campus Burnihat, Guwahati	Field
4.	Barbari Unit	CIRG, Makhdoom, Mathura UP	Farm
5.	Bengal Goats (TSP)	BAU Ranchi Jharkhand	Field
6.	Black Bengal (Partially TSP)	WBUV AFS, Kolkata	Field
7.	Changthangi Goat Unit (TSP)	SKUAST-K Leh Campus J&K	Field
8.	Gaddi Field Unit (Partially TSP)	HPKVV, Palampur (HP)	Field
9.	Ganjam Field Unit	OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Field
10.	Himalayan Local Goats	IVRI Campus, Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand	Field
11.	Jamunapari Farm Unit	CIRG, Makhdoom, Mathura UP	Farm
12.	Malabari Field Unit	KV&ASU, Thrissur, Kerela	Field
13.	Marwari Field Unit	RAJUVAS, Bikaner, Rajasthan	Field
14.	Osmanabadi Unit	NARI, Phaltan (MH)	Field
15.	Sangamneri Field Unit	MPKV, Rahuri (MH)	Field
16.	Sirohi Farm Unit	CSWRI, Avikanagar, Rajasthan	Farm
17.	Sirohi Field Unit (partial TSP)	RAJUVAS, Veterinary College Vallabhnagar (Raj.)	Field
18.	Surti Field Unit (TSP)	N.A.U., Navsari (Guj.)	Field
19.	Uttarakhand Local Goats	GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand	Field

Pic. 1 AICRP on Goat Improvement project action plan chart

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Targets

Table: Targets for each unit covered under the project

Objectives	Measurable Activities	Monitorable target (Success Indicators)	Base value per year	Target per year	Target for project period
Enhance production potential of goat genetic resources of the country in their habitat	Selection of Goat Genetic Resources for base population	12 known and 4 lesser known goat genetic resources	12		16
To develop germ plasm centres for goat breeds	Registration of Clusters and farmers	Selection of 4 village clusters based on availability of goats in habitat of the goat breed	500 adult does	500 adult does	1000 adult does in 4 clusters
	Animal Identification, pedigree and performance recording	Pedigree and production records to evaluate the improvement trend	All adult goats with followers	1000	5000
	Selection of male growers kids on the basis of performance and rear them for buck purpose	Each year approx. 20 bucks will be distributed from project cost	20	10	50
To validate and implement breeding, feeding, health control and product processing technologies in field for improved health and production	Breeding of doe in farmers field	Each year minimum of 70% adult does be serviced	700	700	3500
	Health Coverage with vaccination and deworming etc.	Each year minimum 2000 goat should be vaccinated for major goat diseases of the area	2000	2000	10000
Capacity building of stakeholders and goat keepers for sustainable goat husbandry	Capacity building of goat keepers and stake holders	All adopted got keepers for one week training in a scientific organization	-	50 per unit	250
To determine role of goat husbandry in livelihood and food and food security	Livelihood and food security	Income per family			30%

Each field unit will cover, minimum of 1000 and farm unit approx. 300 adult breedable goats and their followers. The maximum number of does covered under field units can be as per flock size and availability of goats in the adopted villages.
Production of approximately 100 superior bucks for breed improvement.
Support breeding about 3000 (field flocks) does with superior bucks provided under the project.
Reduction in Morbidity by 80% in over 5 years period through prophylactic dissemination of modern health control measures mortality below 10%.
Annual Growth in body weight and milk yield as applicable by 1 - 1.5 %
Increase in income of farmers from goat keeping by about 30% in 5 years

Capacity building of all participating farmers, stakeholders and extension workers