Name of breed: Bari
Type: Meat
Habitat: Parts of Hyderabad, Dadu, Larkana, Jacobabad, Khairpur & Nawabshah
Colour: White, brown or spotted
Size: Small
Average body weight (kg): 25-30
Average wool yield/annum:
General description: Compact body, small head, small, straight & erect ears like that of a deer (hence named ‘Bari’), small pointed horns, polled animals also seen; 100 litres milk in 110 days; since they look like a deer, therefore also raised as a fancy breed.
Name of breed: Bugri (Bagitoori)
Type: Meat
Habitat: Parts of Hyderabad, Badin & Mirpurkhas
Colour: white
Size: Small
Average body weight (kg): 25-30
Average wool yield/annum: 0.6 kg
General description: Hairy animals; medium head with spirally twisted horns rising in an upright position, drooping medium ears; during walking neck and face held upward.
Name of breed:Chappar (Kohistani or Jabli)
Type: Meat
Habitat: South western mountainous ranges comprising parts of Karachi, Thatta, Dadu & Larkana districts in Sindh and Lasbella in Balochistan
Colour: All black or white or spotted with black & white
Size: Small
Average body weight (kg): 25-30
Average wool yield/annum: 0.6 kg
General description:Since originates from mountainous region hence the breed named ‘Chappar’, ‘Kohistani’, or ‘Jabli’, one of the most common breeds in Sindh; head small with a forelock, ears small to medium, horns having blunt ends present in males & females; tail nearly 18 cm; 90 litres milk in 120 days.
Name of breed: Desi
Type: Meat/ milk
Habitat: Dadu, Nawabshah, Sukhur & part of Larkana
Colour: Black body but white, grey & spotted animals also seen, head & part of neck black
Size: Medium to large
Average body weight (kg): 40-50
Average wool yield/annum: 0.4 kg
General description: These goats result from a cross between Kamori & Chappar; compact body; medium head, ears 15-27 cm; tail about 15 cm; udder and teats moderately developed, 140 litres milk in 95 days; twin births common.
Name of breed: Jattan (Dhattan)
Type: Meat/milk
Habitat: Irrigated areas of Mirpurkhas bordering Thar desert
Colour: Fawn, red or black; ears are white splashed with fawn, red or black; black ring around base of neck in males
Size: Medium to large
Average body weight (kg): 40 – 50
Average wool yield/annum: Generally not clipped
General description: This breed named after camel-raising tribe of Jats in Sindh; medium drooping ears, males/females horned; long legs; udder well-developed, 225 litres milk in 130 days.
Name of breed: Kamori
Type: Meat/milk
Habitat: Found all over Sindh but good specimens available in Hala, Saeedabad & parts of Nawabshah
Colour: Dark-brown with light-brown or black patches
Size: Medium to large
Average body weight (kg): 45-50
Average wool yield/annum: Generally not clipped
General description: A breed of irrigated tract; large, compact, high-set; head large, Roman nose, ears long, wide & drooping; males/females horned; tail small; udder & teats well-developed, 210 litres milk in 115 days; twin births common; exported to other countries.
Name of breed: Pateri
Type: Meat/milk
Habitat: Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Khairpur & Sanghar districts
Colour: Body white, face, neck, ears & part of legs reddish brown
Size: Medium to large
Average body weight (kg): 40-50
Average wool yield/annum: Generally not clipped
General description: Ears long, drooping & wide at the ends, horned; udder well-developed, milk yield 170 litres in 120 days; twin births common; fattened males in great demand for sacrifice on Eid-ul-Azha
Name of breed: Tapri
Type: Meat
Habitat: Sanghar, Mirpurkhas & parts of Hyderabad & Khairpur districts
Colour: Camel-coloured or reddish brown; occasionally white body also seen
Size: Small
Average body weight (kg): 20-25
Average wool yield/annum: Generally not clipped
General description: Head & ears small, long spiralled horns in male; neck short; udder & teats small; twin births common; early maturing and prolific.
Name of breed: Tharki
Type: Meat
Habitat: Thar desert, hence the name ‘Tharki’
Colour: Body colour black, but red animals also seen
Size: Small
Average body weight (kg): 25-35
Average wool yield/annum: 0.7 kg
General description: Tharki are hairy goats; medium head & ears; udder adequately developed, 110 litres milk in 120-day lactation; twin births 20% ; Tharki goats somewhat resemble Chappar goats, but the latter are comparatively smaller, their udder less developed & the horns have blunt ends.
Key Reference : Br. Bakhat B. Khan
