Nazrul Islam, 52, of Saradubi village in Hatibandha upazila said he got a Black Bengal variety she- goat under Poverty Mitigation Scheme in 2003, and the goat brought a big change in his life.

THE Black Bengal Goat Breeding Centre, set up under Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) by the Directorate of Animal Husbandry at Jaring farm in Kalahand.

Women in rural areas of Varanasi are increasing their income through rearing Barbari and Black Bengal goat breeds. The government is providing training and subsidies to promote goat farming ...

In Bengal, three types of goats are found — black, grey and white. Singh said the female black variety had a higher reproductive capacity. On an average it can produce three kids thrice in two years, ...

She also promoted the female farmers in general and those belonging to SC-ST in particular to get ... Jharkhand being richly inhabited mostly by the only recognized breed Black Bengal goat, ...

Dr Verma further emphasised the breed’s market desirability, attributing it to the medicinal properties inherent in its meat. Consequently, Black Bengal goat meat commands premium prices ...

According to the study, the total length of Black Bengal goat genome assembly is about 3.4 gigabase pair (Gb). The researchers decoded 26,000 genes from 29 pairs of chromosomes, ...

"Meat and skin obtained from the Black Bengal are of excellent quality and fetch high prices, even in the local market," says Prof. Ruhul Amin. The FAO/IAEA-supported research, launched in 2004 to run ...