author(s)
Sandeep Kumar, Gopal Patra, Halim Sarkar, Ratnesh Kumar Choudhary, Amit Kumar Saren and Amitava Roy

abstract
The study was conducted on twenty four numbers of castrated male Black Bengal goats from four different agro climatic zones of West Bengal at the age group of 6-9 month, 9-12 month and above 12 month age were selected from registered farmer under “AICRP on goat improvement, Black Bengal field unit-Kolkata” to edible and non-edible carcass parameters of Black Bengal goats. In the present study, the liver weight (gm.) of Black Bengal goat in Jhargram cluster at 6-9 month age group was significantly lower (p<0.01) and in Nadia cluster higher values was observed. The blood weight (gm.) of Black Bengal goats in Murshidabad cluster at all age groups was significantly higher (p>0.01) as compared with other three clusters. Regarding GI tract percentage of slaughter weight (%), significantly lower values were observed in Murshidabad cluster at 6-9 month age group and higher values were recorded in Sundarban cluster.