The Kodi Adu goat of southern Tamil Nadu, India, is raised mainly for meat, with skin as an important by-product. This monograph begins with a description of the breed's origin, habitat and distribution, including its population size and a description of the physical aspects of its production environment. Further sections provide descriptions of the economic status of the breed's owners; its morphology, production and reproductive performance; the management practices used in raising the breed; the economics of its production; disease prevalence and health care; molecular polymorphism; and breed improvement and conservation. The latter section concludes that the breed's population status does not warrant immediate conservation measures, but that breed improvement programmes and other improvements to management should be considered. Options discussed include initiating an open nucleus breeding scheme, establishment of a breed society, forage and range-development programmes including silvipasture systems, provision of training on goat husbandry, better breeding management to reduce the risk of inbreeding, development of marketing infrastructure, and the development of fattening schemes for male kids to increase meat production and quality. The book is illustrated with many colour photographs.