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Registered Indigenous Goat Breeds of India

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Kutchi or Kathiawari

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Kutchi or Kathiawari

The Kutchi or Kathiawari, is an important dual-purpose (meat and milk) goat breed, native to the Kutch district of Gujarat. They are medium-sized animals.

Kanni-Adu

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Kanni-Adu

The Kanni-Adu breed is found in Tamil Nadu in south India. They are also known locally as Pullaiadu and Karapuadu.

Jamunapari

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Jamunapari

The Jamunapari breed is native to the north-west arid and semi-arid regions of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh, although they are currently found in a number of states, from Assam and West Bengal in the east, to Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir in the north, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand in central India, and Karnataka in the south.

Jakhrana

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Jakhrana

The Jakhrana breed is found in the north-west arid and semi-arid regions mainly in eastern Rajasthan. The breed derives its name from the Jakhrana village in Alwar district where it is found in its purest form.

Gohilwadi

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Gohilwadi

The Gohilwadi breed is concentrated in the north-west arid and semi arid regions in the Bhavnagar, Amreli and Junagadh districts of Gujarat.

Ganjam

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Ganjam

The Ganjam breed, also known as Dalua, is found in eastern India, primarily in the Gajapati, Rayagada and Koraput districts of Odisha.

Gaddi

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Gaddi

The Gaddi breed, also known as the White Himalayan, is distributed throughout Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Bilaspur, Simla, Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh and Dehradun, Nainital, Tehri Garhwal and the Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand.

Chegu

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Chegu

The Chegu breed is fairly widespread in Himachal Pradesh. A few thousands are also found in Sikkim.

Changra or Changthangi

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Changra or Changthangi

The Changra or Changthangi is found in the northern temperate Changthang region of Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir, which is one of the highest plateaus in the world. These goats are largely reared by a nomadic tribe called the ‘Changpa’.

Black Bengal

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Black Bengal

The Black Bengal is found in the eastern region of India, in the states of West Bengal and adjoining areas in Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa, Assam, Mizoram and Tripura, with a few numbers found in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

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