List of goat breeds
This is a list of goat breeds. There are many recognized breeds of domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus).
List
| Name | Image | Other names | Origin | Purpose | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaza | Abkhasian, Abkhazskaya | Turkey | milk, meat | ||
| Abergelle | France | [1] | |||
| Afar | Abyssinian short-eared, Adal, Danakil | Ethiopia | |||
| Agew | Ethiopia | ||||
| Agrupación de las Mesetas | Spain | ||||
| Albatinah | Messi | Oman | |||
| Algarvia | Portugal | ||||
| Aljabal Alakhdar | Oman | ||||
| Alpine | Alpine polychrome, American Alpine, French Alpine | French Alps, France | milk | ||
| Altai Mountain | Altai Republic, Russia | fiber | |||
| Adi Keçi | Turkey | fiber, milk | |||
| Andaman local | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | ||||
| Anglo-Nubian | Nubian | Great Britain | meat, milk | ||
| Angora | Central Anatolia Region, Turkey | fiber | |||
| Appenzell Goat | Chèvre d’Appenzell, Appenzellerziege | Switzerland | milk | ||
| Aradi | Aardi, A'ardiyah | Saudi Arabia | [1] | ||
| Arapawa | Arapawa Island Goat | Arapaoa Island, New Zealand | meat, milk | ||
| Argentata dell'Etna | Sicily, Italy | milk | |||
| Arsi-Bale | Ethiopia | ||||
| Asmari | Gujeri | Afghanistan | pack, meat, milk, fiber | ||
| Aspromonte | Spain | ||||
| Assam Hill | India | [2] | |||
| Aswad | Saudi Arabia | [1] | |||
| Attappady black | India | [3] | |||
| Attaouia | Morocco | [1] | |||
| Auckland Island | Auckland Islands, New Zealand | meat | [4] | ||
| Australian brown | Australia | [5] | |||
| Australian Cashmere | Australia | fiber | |||
| Australian Heritage Angora | Australia | [6] | |||
| Australian Melaan | Australia | [7] | |||
| Australian Miniature Goat | Australia | pets, milk | [8] | ||
| Azpi Gorri | Spain | ||||
| Azul | NortheasternBrazil | [1] | |||
| Bagot | England | ||||
| Banatian White | Banat | ||||
| Barbari | India, Pakistan | meat | |||
| Beetal | Punjab region of India and Pakistan | meat, milk | |||
| Belgian Fawn | Belgium | milk | |||
| Benadir | Southern Somalia | meat, milk | |||
| Bhuj | Northeastern Brazil | meat, milk | |||
| Bilberry | Waterford, Ireland | ||||
| Bionda dell'Adamello | Lombardy, Italy | milk | |||
| Black Bengal | [1] | India, Bangladesh | meat, skin | ||
| Boer | Africander, Afrikaner | South Africa | meat | ||
| British Alpine | Great Britain in England | milk | |||
| Brown Shorthair | Czech Republic | milk | |||
| Canary Island | Agrupación caprina canaria | Canary Islands | milk | ||
| Canindé | Northeastern Brazil | meat | |||
| Carpathian | Greece (Southeast Europe) | meat, milk | |||
| Chyangra | Nepal, Himalayas | wool, meat | |||
| Chamba | Nepal in the Himalayas | ||||
| Chamois Coloured | Chamoisée | Switzerland | meat, milk | ||
| Changthangi | Bamar, Pashmina | Tibet, Southwest China, Myanmar | fiber, meat, milk | ||
| Chappar | Sindh, Pakistan | meat | |||
| Charnequeira | Portugal | meat, milk | |||
| Chengde Polled | Northern Hebei, China | fiber, meat | |||
| Chengdu Brown | Sichuan, China | meat, milk | |||
| Chigu | India | fiber, meat | |||
| Chué | Northeastern Brazil | meat | |||
| Corsican | Corsica | milk | |||
| Dera Din Panah | Pakistan | milk | |||
| Damani | Pakistan | milk | |||
| Damascus | Aleppo, Baladi, Chami, Damascene, Halep, Shami | Syria | milk | ||
| Danish Landrace | Denmark | milk | |||
| Don | Russia near the Don River | milk, skin, fiber | |||
| Duan | Guangxi, China | meat | |||
| Dutch Landrace | Netherlands | milk | |||
| Dutch Toggenburg | Netherlands | milk | |||
| Erzgebirge | Saxony, Germany | milk | |||
| Fainting | Myotonic | United States | meat | ||
| Flemish Goat | Belgium | milk, meat | |||
| Frisa Valtellinese | Italy | meat | |||
| Finnish Landrace | Finland | milk | |||
| Garganica | Agrigentina | Gargano, Italy | milk, skin | ||
| Girgentana | Northern Afghanistan, Balochistan in Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in India | milk | |||
| Göingeget | Sweden | ||||
| Golden Guernsey | Guernsey | milk | |||
| Grisons Striped | Switzerland | milk | |||
| Guddi | Nepal, Himalayas | [9] | |||
| Hailun | Heilongjiang, China | milk | |||
| Haimen | Zhejiang, China | meat | |||
| Hasi | Northeastern Albania | meat, milk | |||
| Hejazi | Saudi Arabia | meat | |||
| Hexi Cashmere | Northern Gansu, China | fiber | |||
| Hongtong | Hong Kong, China | milk | |||
| Huaipi | Henan, China | meat | |||
| Huaitoutala | Qinghai, China | animal fiber | |||
| Hungarian Improved | Hungary | milk | |||
| Icelandic | Settlement | Iceland | fiber, meat | ||
| Irish | Ireland | meat, milk | |||
| Jamnapari | Jamunapari | India | milk | ||
| Jining Grey | Shandong, China | fiber, skin | |||
| Jonica | Province of Taranto, Italy | milk | |||
| Kaghani | Hazara, Pakistan | meat | |||
| Kalahari Red | South Africa | meat | |||
| Kalbian | Australia | meat | |||
| Kamori | Sindh, Pakistan | milk | |||
| Kempic goat | Kempense | Belgium | milk | ||
| Kinder | United States | meat, milk | |||
| Kiko | New Zealand | meat | |||
| Korean Black Goat | North Korea, South Korea | meat | |||
| Kri-kri | Cretan, Agrimi, or Cretan Ibex | Greece, Eastern Mediterranean | meat | ||
| American Lamancha | Lamancha | United States | meat, milk | ||
| Laoshan | Shandong, China | milk | |||
| Majorera | Fuerteventura | Canary Islands, Spain | milk | ||
| Malabari goat | Tellicherry goat | Kerala, India | meat, milk | [10] | |
| Maltese | Malta | milk | |||
| Massif Central | France | milk, meat | |||
| Markhoz | Maraz | Iran | mohair, milk | ||
| Messinese | Nebrodi | Province of Messina, Italy | milk | [11] | |
| Mini Oberhasli | Oberian, Miniature Oberhasli | Pacific Northwest United States | milk | ||
| Mountain Goat | Moxotó | Northeastern Brazil | meat | ||
| Murcia-Granada | Murciano Granadina | Southeastern Spain | milk | ||
| Murciana | Murcian, Murcien, Murciene, Royal Murciana | Murcia, Spain | meat, milk | ||
| Nachi | Punjab region of India and Pakistan | meat | |||
| Nigerian Dwarf | West Africa | milk | |||
| Nigora goat | United States | fiber, milk | [12] | ||
| Nera Verzasca | Switzerland | meat, milk | |||
| Norwegian | Norway | meat, milk | |||
| Oberhasli | Swiss Alpine | Oberhasli | milk | ||
| Orobica | Bergamo Alps | milk | |||
| Peacock | Switzerland | milk | |||
| Pinzgauer | Austria | meat | |||
| Philippine | Philippines | meat | |||
| Poitou | Western France | milk | |||
| Pridonskaya | Russia | milk, meat, wool | [13] | ||
| Pygmy | African pygmy, American pygmy | Cameroon | meat, milk, pets | ||
| Pygora | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | fiber | |||
| Pyrenean | France, Spain | meat, milk | |||
| Qinshan | Jining, China | skin | |||
| Red Boer | South Africa | meat, pets | |||
| Red Mediterranean | Syria | milk | [14] | ||
| Sokoto Red | Maradi Red, Red Sokoto | Nigeria, Niger | meat, skin, milk | [15][16] | |
| Repartida | Northeastern Brazil | meat | |||
| Rove | France | meat | |||
| Russian White | Russia | milk | |||
| Saanen | Saanen, Switzerland | milk | |||
| Sable Saanen | United States | milk | |||
| Sahelian | Sahel | Sahel Belt of West Africa | meat | [17] | |
| Valdostana | Italy | meat, milk | |||
| Sahelian | West Africa | skin, meat, milk | |||
| San Clemente Island | San Clemente Island, United States | ||||
| Sarda | Sardinia, Italy | milk | |||
| Short-eared Somali | Abgal | Somalia | |||
| Sirohi | Ajmeri, Devgarhi, Parvatsari | Sirohi, Ajmer, Nagaur, Tonk, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Rajasamand, Bhilwara, Jaipur and other districts of Rajasthan (India) | meat, milk | ||
| Swedish Landrace | Northern Sweden | milk | |||
| Somali | Somalia, Djibouti, northeastern Kenya | milk, meat, skin | |||
| Spanish | Brush, Scrub | Spain | meat | ||
| Stiefelgeiss | St. Gallen, Switzerland | meat | |||
| Surati | Maharashtra, India | ||||
| Syrian Jabali | Syrian Mountain | Syria | |||
| Tauernsheck | Austria | milk | |||
| Thuringian | Thuringia, Germany | milk | |||
| Toggenburg | Toggenburg, Switzerland | milk | |||
| Uzbek Black | Uzbekistan | fiber | |||
| Valais Blackneck | Southern Switzerland | meat, milk | |||
| Vatani | Afghan native black | Afghanistan | |||
| Verata | Vera | meat, milk | |||
| West African Dwarf | African dwarf | West Africa and Central Africa | |||
| White Shorthaired | Czech Republic | milk | |||
| Xinjiang | Xinjiang, China | fiber, meat, milk | [18][19] | ||
| Xuhai | Jiangsu, China | meat | |||
| Yemen Mountain | Yemen | ||||
| Zalawadi | Tara bakari | Gujarat, India | fiber, meat, milk | ||
| Zhiwulin Black | Shaanxi, China | fiber, meat | [20][19] | ||
| Zhongwei | Chung-wei, Chaungway, Chzhun'veiskaya | China | fiber, pelt |
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Porter, Valerie (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties.
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- ↑ "Messinese" (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ↑ "American Nigora Goat Breeders Association". American Nigora Goat Breeders Association. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
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- ↑ "Rossa Mediterranea o Derivata di Siria" (in Spanish). Agraria.org. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
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