Barbari goat
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The Barbari or Bari is a breed of small domestic goat found in a wide area in India and Pakistan. It is distributed in the states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India, and in Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.[1]Template:R/superscript[2]Template:R/superscript[3]Template:R/superscript
History
The Barbari is thought to have originated in the Indian subcontinent; a suggestion that it came from, and is named for, the Somali port city of Berbera is disputed.[1]Template:R/superscript[4]Template:R/superscript It is one of twenty classified breeds in India and is found mainly in arid and semi-arid areas of the north-west of the country.[5]Template:R/superscript It is distributed in the states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India, and in Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.[1]Template:R/superscript[2]Template:R/superscript[3]Template:R/superscript It is also reported from Mauritius, Nepal and Vietnam.[6]Template:R/superscript In 2024 the world population was Template:Notatypo 3.4 million, based on data reported by India alone.[6]Template:R/superscript Population data for Pakistan dates from 2006, when the total was Template:Notatypo 2.3 million.[2]Template:R/superscript
Characteristics
The Barbari is a small goat of compact form. The head is small and neat, with small upward-pointing ears and small horns. The coat is short and is most commonly white, spotted with brownish red; solid colours also occur.[1]Template:R/superscript There is a polled strain, the Thori Bari.[1]Template:R/superscript
Use
The Barbari is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for meat and for milk, and is well adapted for Indian conditions. It is a seasonal breeder and is used for intensive farming. The milk yield is approximately 107 litres in a lactation of about 150 days.[7]Template:R/superscript
References
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- ↑ a b c d e Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ a b c Barbari / Pakistan (Goat). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.
- ↑ a b Barbari / India (Goat). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.
- ↑ Pramila Umaraw, Akhilesh K. Verma, Pavan Kumar (2017). Barbari Goats: Current Status. In: João Simões, Carlos Gutiérrez (editors) (2017). Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume II. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".. Template:Isbn, pages 29–40.
- ↑ Osman Mahgoub, I.T. Kadim, E.C. Webb (2012). Goat Meat Production and Quality. Wallingford: CABI. Template:Isbn.
- ↑ a b Transboundary breed: Barbari. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.
- ↑ R.M. Acharya (1982). Sheep and goat breeds of India. FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 30. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Archived 1 February 2003.
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