author(s)
P Satheesh Kumar, Amod Kumar, AK Sharma, C Jana, M Shankar, Amol ¬and Chandra Prakash

abstract
Local goat breed tracked in Kumaon region based mid Himalayas of Uttarakhand. Conducted survey results that breed were distribution in Khola and Gandhak villages of Dhauladevi block, Almora district. Total eighty two farmers have been registered, 260 adult female goats were tagged. Those farmers having very similar phenotypic characteristic Chaugarkha breed goats. Without tagging 536 adult females, 236 of adult males, and 160 kid’s data were collected. Those tagged animals morphometric data were collected every moth with equal intervals. We regularly recorded the birth weight, 3 month, 6 month and 9 month body weights of the tagged goats. For checking of general health and distribution of medicines, clinical and vaccination camp were organized periodically. The adult Local goat average body weight, body length, body height and chest girth are 22.00±3.93 kg, 52.68±3.93 cm, 59.07±5.02 cm and 61.49±4.38 cm in males and 18.08±3.57 kg, 50.26±3.70 cm, 53.81±3.44 cm and 58.00±3.78 cm in females. Socio-economic data were collected from farmers. We listed various constraints in Local goat breeding at its breeding track which may helpful for future Local goat breeding programs in the Uttarakhand.