GOAT BREEDS OF PAKISTAN

GENERAL FEATURES

Goat family: bovidae. The scientific name: Capra hircus. Pakistani goat breeds are of medium size;

kept mainly for meat & hair production although some produce considerable amount of milk but none breed has been developed as dairy breed.

Goat Breeds of NA & NWFP Province/region Breed name Home tract NA & AJK Baltistani Baltistan (NA)   Beiari Kotli & Muzzafarabad Buchi Kotli,Muzzaffarabad & Poonch   Desi/Jattal Mirpur & Kotli   Jarakheil Chilas, Diamer & Hazara   Kohai Ghizar Gilgit, Yasin & Imit   Kooti Almut & Kail   Labri Jhellum, Leepa & Neelam valleys   Piamiri Hunza & Khunjrab   Shurri Muzzafarabad & Poonch NWFP Damani Banu, DI Khan & Peshawar   Gaddi Kaghan valley   Kaghani Kaghan valley

Goat Breeds of Punjab Punjab Beetal Jhelum, Gujrat, Mandi Bahaudin, Sialkot,

Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sheikhpura, Jhang, Sargohda, Multan, Sahiwal & Okara

  Dera Din Panah Muzzafargarh & Multan   Hairy Goat DG Khan   Kajli/Pahari DG Khan & Loralai (Baluchistan)   Nachi Bahawalpur, Multan, Muzzafagarh & Layyah   Pothwari Pothwar area   Teddy Sargohda, Gujrat, Jhelum & Rawalpindi

Goat Breeds of Baluchitsn & Sindh Balochistan Khurasani Chagzi, Loralai, Quetta

& Zhob   Lehri Kachhi Sindh Bari Hyderabad, Dadu, Khairpur,

Nawabshah & Khairpur   Bugri Hyderabad, Badin & Mirpur Khas   Chappar Karachi, Thata, Dadu & Larkana   Jattan Mirpur Khas   Kamori Nawabshah   Pateri Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Khairpur

& Sanghar   Sindh Desi Dadu, Nawabshah & Larkana   Tapri Hyderabad, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas

& Sanghar   Tharki Thar

SALIENT FEATURES OF PUNJAB GOAT BREEDS

BEETAL Home Tract: Jhelum, Gujrat,

Mandi Bahaudin, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sheikhpura, Jhang, Sargohda, Multan, Sahiwal & Okara.

Body Characters: Color is golden brown, red spotted with white or black patches, pendulous ears, roman nose.

Production Parameters: Body weight: Males, 46 Kg; Females, 37 Kg, milk yield 290 liter/ 130 days lactation period & Twinning & triplet rate is about 50%.

DERA DIN PANAH Home Tract: Muzzafargarh &

Multan. Body Characters: Color black

& roman nose. Production Parameters:Body

weight:Males, 45Kg; Females, 40Kg, milk yield 245 liter/135 & Hair yield is 1200 gm per animal per annum. Twinning is common.

HAIRY GOAT Home Tract: DG Khan. Body Characters: Color is

white. Production Parameters:Body

weight:Males, 29Kg; Females 24 Kg, AHP per animal 3Kg, Milk yield 60 liter/ 90 days. Twinning is common.

KAJLI Home Tract: DG Khan &

Loralai (Baluchistan). Body Characters: Color white,

black & grey, Body muscular having long hair.

Production Parameters:Body weight:Males 30Kg, Females 25Kg, AHP per animal 800 gm, Milk yield 120 liter/ 120 days lactation period. Twinning is rare.

NACHI Home Tract: Bahawalpur,

Multan, Muzzafagarh & Layyah.

Body Characters: Color is black or black & white spotted.

Production Parameters:Body weight:Males, 3Kg; Females, 28 Kg, AHP per animal 600 gm, Milk yield, 110 liter/110 days lactation period. Twinning is common.

POTOHARI Home Tract: Potohar tract. Body Characters: Color is

white, black or gray. Production Parameters:Body

weight:Males, 28Kg; Females 22 Kg, AHP per animal 600 gm, Milk yield 110 liter/150 days lactation period. Twinning rate is 10%.

TEDDY/BERBERI Home Tract: Sargohda, Gujrat,

Jhelum & Rawalpindi. Body Characters: Color is

creamy white, black & brown. Production Parameters:Body

weight:Males, 30Kg; Females, 23Kg, Milk yield 65 liter/130 days lactation period. Twinning rate is 50% while triplet rate is 15%.