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GOAT GENETIC RESOURCES IN INDIA AND THEIR IMPROVEMENT FOR INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

S.C. Chopra
Affiliation:
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi-110001, INDIA
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Summary

Goats have an important place in the Indian economy. There is a need for proper description anid evaluation of existing genetic resources and determining the need for their conservation. The paper explains the philosophy of progeny testing in goats for production of proven bucks. It contains the observations on existing selection programmes and recommendations for an improved system to provide the knowledge required to adapt record keeping and progeny testing technology to the unique Indian environment.

Resume

Les caprins occupent une place importante dans l'économie de l'Inde. II serait nécessaire de réaliser une description et une évaluation des ressources génétiques qui existent pour déterminer le niveau de besoin de conservation. Cet article présente la philosophie des tests sur les descend-ents avec les caprins pour la production de boucs améliorés. On présente les observations reprises dans différents programmes de sélection existants et les recommandations pour un systéme amélioré añn d'obtenir les connaissances nécessaires pour adapter les données recueillies et la technologie des tests sur la descendence á l'environnement particulier de l'Inde.

Type
Research Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1996

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