30 Beautiful Goat Breeds of Pakistan (Part 1) - Famous Goat Breeds for Meat at Eid ul Azha

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Best 30 Goat Breeds in Pakistan for Farming: Part 01

Goats are an essential part of livestock farming systems and are raised for meat, milk, fiber, and skins. So goat breeds in Pakistan is another important topic for goat farming. The relative importance of each of these products varies from region to region and is largely determined by ecological and economic factors. Current prices for goats’ meat are encouraging because goats become mature quickly and have a short growth period as compared to cattle for milk and buffalo for meat farming.
1. Beetal Goat:
Beetal goats are found in almost all the irrigated areas of Punjab including districts Jhelum, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Jhang, Multan, Sahiwal, and Okara.

2 Daira Din Panah Goat:
Districts Muzaffargarh and Multan in Punjab are the home tract of this breed. They are named after Dera Din Panah, a town in Muzaffargarh district.

3 Nachi Goat:
These goats are found in Bahawalpur, Multan, Muzaffargarh, and Layyah districts in Punjab province. They have a dancing gait, hence the name Nachi. Nachi Goats are usually black but sometimes they are black and white spotted.

4 Teddy Goat:
This breed is said to have been imported from Bangladesh. Its present home tract comprises the Districts of Sargodha, Gujrat, Jhelum, and Rawalpindi in Punjab and the adjoining areas of Azad Kashmir.

5 Potohari Goat:
This breed is found in the Potohar area of Punjab & adjoining parts of Kotli & Mirpur districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. This is a small size breed having major utility as meat type and dressing percentage is 45-55%.

6 Barbari Goat:
This breed is found in parts of the Hyderabad, Dadu, Larkana, Khairpur, Nawabshah, and Jacobabad districts of Sindh. A strain of this breed is also found in the Jhang, Sargodha, Faisalabad, and Lahore districts of Punjab. Body color is usually white, brown, or spotted.

7 Bari Goat:
This breed is found in Hyderabad, Dadu, Larkana, Khairpur, Nawabshah, and Jacobabad districts of Sindh and some parts of Punjab. It is generally white in color but grayish and spotted specimens are also found. It is a small-sized breed resembling deer in shape and size.

8 Bugi Toori Goat:
This breed is found in parts of districts Hyderabad, Badin, and Mirpurkhas. They are white-colored hairy animals. They have a medium head with spirally twisted horns rising in an upright position and drooping medium ears. While walking, their neck and face are held upward.

9 Bujri Bujri Goat :
These goats are found in the districts of Thatta and Badin in Sindh province. They are usually white-colored animals. The body is covered with long hair.

10 Chappar Goat:
This breed originates from the south-western mountain ranges of Sindh and the adjoining hilly parts of Balochistan, hence the name Chappar meaning mountainous.

11 Jattan Goat :
This breed is named after the camel-raising tribes of Jats in Sindh. Jattan goats are found in the irrigated areas of Mirpurkhas district bordering Thar desert. Their color is fawn, red or black. This is a large-sized breed with long legs.

12 Kacchan Goat :
This breed is found in Hyderabad and parts of Badin districts. They have generally black or brown bodies with white marking around cheeks and ears and around the base of ears.

13 Kamori Goat :
Although Kamori goats are popular all over Sindh, they are considered a breed of the irrigated tract. True to type specimens are found near Hala and Saeedabad extending to parts of Nawabshah district. Kamori is dark brown with light brown or black patches of varying sizes. They are large and compact animals.

14 Kurri Goat :
This breed is found in Kandhkot, Jacobabad, south of Sukkur and Nawabshah, and the eastern side of Kashmir. They are generally black or brown. This is a medium-sized breed. Ears are small and conical and turned. The average length of ears is 5 to 6 cm. Because of short conical ears, it is called Kurri. Milk yield is 1.0 liter/day. Adult males and females weigh 50 and 35 kg, respectively. They are raised for milk an d meat.

15 Lohri Goat :
This breed is found in the Kacha area of river Indus on both sides of the river in some parts of district Dadu, Larkana, Khairpur, and Sukkur. They are generally off white, rusty with black legs up to knees and below hocks also found in black or brownish color. Black specimens are also found in some flocks.