Goat Breeds: List Of Some Popular Breeds

There are numerous goat breeds available throughout the world. Some of those goat breeds are suitable for meat production, some are popular as dairy goats.

Some goats produce high quality skins and some goats are raised for their fiber/mohair production. Some people also prefer raising goats as pets. There are more than 300 breeds of goat available throughout the world.This breeds of goats are different from one to another by their size, shape, characteristics and production type.

Generally goats are raised for milk, meat, skin and hair/mohair production. For specific production purpose, you have to chose specific breeds of goats.

Not all goats are suitable for all types of production purpose. And in case of commercial goat farming, you must have to chose best breeds for your business.

Different Types of Goat Breeds

There are different types of goats available in the world for farming. Goat breeds are classified in different groups according to their production.

Here we are shortly describing about the different types of goats.

1. Dairy Goat Breeds

This type of goats are famous for their milk production. Saanen, Toggenburg, Barbari, Jamunapari etc. are highly milk productive breeds of goats. Some dairy goats also suitable for meat production.

2. Meat Goat Breeds

This type of goats become highly meat productive. Some goats produce good quality meat. Boer, Mato, Black Bengal etc. are some highly meat productive goat breeds.

3. Kids Productive Goat Breeds

This type of goats produce numerous baby goats per kidding. Black Bengal, Katjang etc. are highly baby productive goat breeds.

4. Skin Productive Goat Breeds

This type of goats produce high quality skin. And their skin is very popular and valuable in the international market. Black Bengal, Maradi etc. are some good quality skin productive goat breeds.

List of Top 80 Popular Goat Breeds

Breed name, production purpose and origin of some popular breeds of goat are listed in the following chart.

Breed Name	Purpose	Origin
African Pygmy	Milk, Meat, Pet	Cameroon
Alpine	Milk	French Alps
Altai Mountain	Fiber	Altai Republic
Anglo Nubian	Milk, Fiber	United Kingdom
Angora	Fiber	Turkey
Appenzell	Milk	Switzerland
Arapawa	Meat, Milk	New Zealand
Argentata dell’Etna	Milk	Italy
Aspromonte	Milk, Meat	Italy
Barbari	Meat	India
Beetal	Meat, Milk	Punjab Region
Bionda dell’Adamello	Milk	Italy
Black Bengal	Meat, Skin, Reproduction	Bangladesh
Boer	Meat, Reproduction	South Africa
British Alpine	Milk	United Kingdom
Cashmere	Cashmere Wool	Vary
Chamois Colored	Meat, Milk	Switzerland
Changthangi	Meat, Fiber	Tibet
Damascus	Milk	Syria
Danish Landrace	Milk	Denmark
Dera Din Panah	Milk	Pakistan
Don	Milk, Skin, Fiber	Russia
Dutch Landrace	Milk	Netherlands
Fainting	Meat, Pet	United States
Garganica	Milk, Skin	Italy
Girgentana	Milk	Italy
Golden Guernsey	Milk	United Kingdom
Icelandic	Meat, Fiber	Norway
Irish	Meat, Milk	Ireland
Jamunapari	Milk	India
Jakharana	Meat, Milk	India
Jining Grey	Fiber, Skin	China
Jonica	Milk	Italy
Kaghani	Meat, Fiber	Pakistan
Kamori	Milk	Pakistan
Kalahari Red	Meat	South Africa
Khari	Meat, Skin	Nepal
Kiko	Meat	New Zealand
Kinder	Meat, Milk	United States
Kri-Kri	Meat	Eastern Mediterranean
Kutchi	Meat, Milk	India
Lamancha	Meat, Milk	United States
Laoshan	Milk	China
Maltese	Milk	Malta
Marwari	Meat, Milk	India
Mehsana	Meat, Milk	India
Mini Oberhasli	Milk	United States
Murcia Granada	Milk	Spain
Murciana	Meat, Milk	Spain
Nigerian Dwarf	Milk	West Africa
Nigora	Milk, Fiber	United States
Oberhasli	Milk	Swiss Alps
Orobica	Milk	Italy
Osmanabadi	Meat	India
Peacock	Milk	Switzerland
Pygora	Fiber	United States
Pygmy	Meat, Milk, Pet	Cameroon
Rove	Meat	France
Russian White	MIlk	Russia
Saanen	Milk	Switzerland
Sahelian	Meat, Milk, Skin	West Africa
San Clemente Island		San Clemente Island
Sarda	Meat, Milk	Italy
Sirohi	Meat, Milk	India
Spanish	Meat	Spain
Sojat	Meat, Milk	India
Somali	Meat, Milk, Skin	Somali
Stiefelgeiss	Meat	Switzerland
Surti	Milk	India
Tauernsheck	Milk	Austria
Thuringian	Milk	Germany
Toggenburg	Milk	Switzerland
Valais Blackneck	Meat, Milk	Switzerland
Verata	Meat, Milk	Spain
West African Dwarf	Meat, Milk	West and Central Africa
White Shorthaired	Milk	Czech Republic
Zalawadi	Meat, Milk, Fiber	India
Zhongwei	Fiber, Skin	China