Jamunapari

...They have a milk production capacity of 600-1200 kg per year, and one of their characteristics is that their fat globules are small and easily digestible. As a meat breed, there are no particularly well-developed breeds, but almost all goats kept in Asia and Africa are used for meat, and in India there are breeds such as the Jamunapari and Etawa that are used for both milk and meat. Many people dislike goat meat because of its distinctive smell, but in Japan, goat dishes have been eaten in Okinawa and Nagasaki prefectures for a long time, and native goats (Tokara goat and Shiba goat (illustration)) have been raised for meat.

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…泌乳能力は年間600～1200kg，脂肪球が小さく消化のよいことも特徴の一つである。肉用種としては，とくに改良の進んだ品種はないが，アジア，アフリカに飼われるヤギのほとんどすべてが肉用で，インドにはジャムナパリ種Jamunapari，エタワ種Etawaなど乳肉兼用の品種もある。ヤギ肉は特有なにおいがあって嫌う人も多いが，日本でも沖縄県や長崎県では古くからヤギ肉料理が食べられていて，肉用の在来ヤギ(トカラヤギ，シバヤギ（イラスト）)が飼育されていた。…

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