Kamori goats: a description of the breed and its content, where to buy and a club of lovers

Caring for goats is much easier than for cows, products made from their milk are tasty, nutritious and hypoallergenic. This is especially important for adherents of a he althy diet. The opportunity to have their own livestock, providing the family with quality products, to let children observe the life of animals attracts people. Goats of the Kamori breed are considered exotic, but they have adapted to local conditions and are increasingly appearing in Russian farmsteads.

Origin

Kamori is a goat breed that is ubiquitous in Asia. The birthplace of the breed is Pakistan, but they live in India, Cambodia and other countries.The animal is bred for milk and meat. In Russia, this breed is still a rarity; due to the high cost, only we althy families can afford to have such an animal.

Purebred Kamori goats are not often found in Pakistan either, the main sign of purebredness is the color of animals. The shiny skin with bright contrasting patterns seems to be covered with Arabic script. If the drawing shows similarities with suras from the Koran, this is considered a happy omen for the owner of the animal, a symbol of success and a special divine disposition.

Kamori goats are becoming more and more, in the Moscow region, several farms are breeding this breed. A club of lovers of oriental goat breeds has appeared on social networks, you can find information about them, share the secrets of their content. Exhibitions are held annually in Moscow where you can view and purchase a thoroughbred animal.

Description and characteristics of the breed

Oval head, hump profile, long ears - the animals are very beautiful and unusual. They are tall, with thin long legs and a graceful body. Short tails curled up. Goats are almost 2 times larger than goats.

The most important characteristics of the breed:

weight of adult goats - 50-60 kilograms, height at the withers - 100-110 centimeters;
goats - 60-70, can reach up to 100 kilograms, they are up to 130-140 centimeters high;
color options: white-brown, black-white, black with light spots;
hanging ears, up to 40-45 centimeters long;
goats are polled or with small horns;
with comfortable udder for milking;
high fat milk.

Meat and dairy breed. Goats give from 1.5 to 5-6 liters of milk. Milk yield depends on the age of the animal and the conditions of detention. Kamori can coexist with other animals.

Important: the milk of goats of this breed is odorless. Young goats are used for meat. The meat is tender, dietary.

Good and bad sides

Kamori is still quite rare in Russia.

Many people like animals, the positive qualities of the breed include:

animal exterior;
they get along easily with other pets;
have a calm disposition;
bring 2-3 kids a year, except for the first lambing when 1 kid appears.

The disadvantages of the breed include:

high cost of animals;
the need to equip an insulated goat house for them;
exclusively stall kept in winter, they easily catch cold in Russian winter temperatures and freeze their ears.

Of course, these goats are now purchased for further breeding for sale or as an exotic pet on the farm, with a bonus in the form of milk.

Subtleties of maintenance and care

Kamori are unpretentious, tolerate heat well. In the southern regions they can be grazing from April to October. In winter, goats should be in a bright, warm room without drafts, with good ventilation. It needs to maintain a temperature of 10-15 ° C.

The floor of the goat's house is made even, the animals are placed on a thick bedding of straw, it must be dry. Humidity in the goat's rue is the cause of animal disease. They lose their appetite, become lethargic, milk production decreases. There should be 2 square meters of area per 1 animal.

Twisted goats are kept separately from the main livestock. Separate enclosures are mounted for a goat and queens with kids.

What to feed

When choosing a pasture, you need to make sure that there are no poisonous herbs on it (henbane, crow's eye, celandine). Animals must have access to clean water. They need vitamin supplements, especially in winter (fish oil, bone meal, calcium supplements, special complexes). In the summer, the animals are given cucumbers, zucchini, melon.

In winter, they feed with hay, root crops, add bran, compound feed, silage. They prepare brooms from birch, willow, twigs, give branches of fruit trees (apple, pear). Steamed corn and other cereals. Containers with s alt and chalk are placed in the goat house.

Water for drinking is heated. Kamori are not demanding on water, but with a small amount of liquid, milk yield decreases. Do not give animals dirty, rotten vegetables. Drinkers and feeders are placed in free access for animals, at a height of 50 centimeters.

Features of breeding Pakistani goats

There are few purebred Kamori goats in Russia. Often they sell a mixture of Camori with a Nubian breed. Animals grow rapidly, reach sexual maturity at 7-8 months, but cover them at 1-1.5 years. Usually a goat brings 2 kids a year. Those wishing to breed goats are better off buying them in Asian countries.

Important: it should be borne in mind that there is not a very responsible attitude towards the certification of animals.

The cost of importing camori with all the required documents will be high.

Frequent diseases

Kamori goats are disease resistant. They suffer from the same ailments as the goats we are used to. More prone to pneumonia, since these are southern animals, it should be warm in the goat's rue. It is necessary to ensure that they do not poison the pasture during grazing. Animals must be anthelmintic every 4 months, trimmed and treated with hooves. Since most of the time the camori are indoors, the hooves are trimmed more often because they do not grind down in natural conditions.

If the goat looks lethargic, has lost its appetite, and coughs, you should isolate it from other pets and call the veterinarian.

Where to buy

Kamori goats are still a rarity for farms. Unusual appearance, calm disposition contribute to popularity, but the price of animals is high, the cost is from 50,000 rubles. A purebred animal with supporting documents can cost up to 250,000 rubles.

You can buy an animal at agricultural exhibitions. At the Golden Autumn 2022-2023 exhibition, Kamori goats were presented, they could be bought without fear for the breed of the animal. Goats are bred in the Star of the East farm near Moscow and several other farms in the Moscow region. Most camori farmers have their own social media pages.

Kamori goats give a lot of milk and are easy to milk.This is noted by all owners of animals. That is why the number of kamori in Russia will grow, and their price will decrease, but for now, farmers who have goats on their farm will not only go to drink milk, but also look at amazing, cute animals with big ears.