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The '''Barbari''' or '''Bari''' is a [[list of goat breeds|breed]] of small domestic [[goat]] found in a wide area in India and Pakistan. It is distributed in the states of [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India, and in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]] provinces of Pakistan.{{r|mason|page=361|dad|dad2}}  
The '''Barbari''' or '''Bari''' is a [[list of goat breeds|breed]] of small domestic [[goat]] found across a wide area in India and Pakistan. It is distributed in the states of [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India, and in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]] provinces of Pakistan.{{r|mason|page=361|dad|dad2}}  
[[File:Barbari goat.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Barbari goat.jpg|thumb]]


== History ==
== History ==


The Barbari goat gets its name from [[Berbera]], a coastal city located on the Indian Ocean in [[Somalia]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Umaraw|first=Pramila|title=Barbari Goats: Current Status|date=2017|work=Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume II|pages=29–40|publisher=Springer International Publishing|language=en|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-71294-9_3|isbn=9783319712932|last2=Verma|first2=Akhilesh K.|last3=Kumar|first3=Pavan}}</ref> The Barbari is one of 20 classified breeds in India and is most commonly found in the north-western arid and semi-arid regions.{{r|cabi}} It is distributed in the states of [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India, and in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]] provinces of Pakistan.{{r|mason|page=361|dad|dad2}} It is also reported from Mauritius, Nepal and Vietnam.{{r|dad3}} The world population is estimated at about 2.4 million, of which almost all are in Pakistan.{{r|dad3}}
The Barbari is thought to have originated in the [[Indian subcontinent]]; a suggestion that it came from, and is named for, the [[Somalia|Somali]] port city of [[Berbera]] is disputed.{{r|mason|p=361|pram|p2=30}} 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.{{r|osman|p=71}} It is distributed in the states of [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India, and in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]] provinces of Pakistan.{{r|mason|page=361|dad|dad2}} It is also reported from Mauritius, Nepal and Vietnam.{{r|dad3}} In 2024 the world population was {{notatypo|estimated at about}} 3.4 million, based on data reported by India alone.{{r|dad3}} Population data for Pakistan dates from 2006, when the total was {{notatypo|estimated at about}} 2.3 million.{{r|dad}}


== Characteristics ==
== 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.{{r|mason|page=361}} There is a [[polled (livestock)|polled]] strain, the Thori Bari.{{r|mason|page=361}}
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.{{r|mason|page=361}} There is a [[polled (livestock)|polled]] strain, the Thori Bari.{{r|mason|page=361}}


== Use ==
== Use ==


The Barbari is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for [[goat's meat|meat]] and for [[goat's milk|milk]], and is well adapted for Indian conditions. It is a seasonal breeder and is used for intensive farming. The milk yield is approximately {{nobreak|107 litres}} in a [[lactation]] of about 150 days.{{r|cabi}}
The Barbari is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for [[goat's meat|meat]] and for [[goat's milk|milk]], and is well adapted for arid and semi-arid Indian and Pakistani conditions. It is a seasonal breeder and is used for [[intensive farming]]. The milk yield is approximately {{nowrap|107 litres}} in a [[lactation]] of about 150 days.{{r|fao}}


== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name=barb>Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/a1250e.pdf ''The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture'']. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9789251057629}}. Accessed July 2017.</ref>
<ref name=barb>Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201209/http://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [https://web.archive.org/web/20170110125634/http://www.fao.org/3/a-a1250e.pdf ''The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture'']. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{isbn|9789251057629}}. Archived 23 June 2020.</ref>


<ref name=cabi>{{cite book|last1=Mahgoub|first1=O.|last2=Kadim|first2=I.T.|last3=Webb|first3=E.C.|title=Goat meat production and quality |url=https://archive.org/details/goatmeatproducti00mahg|url-access=limited|date=2011| publisher=CABI| location=Cambridge, MA| isbn=9781845938499|page=[https://archive.org/details/goatmeatproducti00mahg/page/n81 71]}}</ref>
<ref name=osman>Osman Mahgoub, I.T. Kadim, E.C. Webb (2012). ''Goat Meat Production and Quality''. Wallingford: CABI. {{isbn|9781845938499}}.</ref>


<ref name=dad>[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=0b1613ebf16355cf65f6a05b9a65fe25,reportsreport8a_50007091 Barbari/Pakistan]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2017.</ref>
<ref name=dad>[https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=PAK&specie=Goat&breed=Barbari&external=1&lang=en Barbari / Pakistan (Goat)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.</ref>


<ref name=dad2>[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=0b1613ebf16355cf65f6a05b9a65fe25,reportsreport8a_50006789 Barbari/India]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2017.</ref>
<ref name=dad2>[https://dadis-breed-datasheet-ws.firebaseapp.com/?country=IND&specie=Goat&breed=Barbari&external=1&lang=en Barbari / India (Goat)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.</ref>


<ref name=dad3>[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=77e5c80697540329782ff7cc847f06b2,reportsreport16_50000458 Transboundary breed: Barbari]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2017.</ref>
<ref name=dad3>[https://dadis-transboundary-breed-ws.web.app/?species=Goat&transboundary=Barbari&external=1&lang=en Transboundary breed: Barbari]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.</ref>


<ref name=fao>{{cite book|last1=Acharya|first1=R.M.|title=Sheep and goat breeds of India. |date=1982 |publisher=FAO |location=Rome |isbn=978-9251012123 |url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/x6532e/x6532e03.htm|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=fao>R.M. Acharya (1982). [https://web.archive.org/web/20030201215932/http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/X6532E/X6532E02.htm ''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.</ref>


<ref name=mason>Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.it/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA361 ''Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding''] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.</ref>
<ref name=mason>Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA361 ''Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding''] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.</ref>


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<ref name=pram>Pramila Umaraw, Akhilesh K. Verma, Pavan Kumar (2017). [https://link-springer-com.Bharatpedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-71294-9_3 Barbari Goats: Current Status]. In: João Simões, Carlos Gutiérrez (editors) (2017). ''Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume II''. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. {{doi|10.1007/978-3-319-71294-9_3}}. {{isbn|9783319712932}}, pages 29–40.</ref>
 
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The Barbari or Bari is a breed of small domestic goat found across 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]:361[2][3]

History[edit | edit source]

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]:361[4]:30 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]:71 It is distributed in the states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India, and in Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.[1]:361[2][3] It is also reported from Mauritius, Nepal and Vietnam.[6] In 2024 the world population was estimated at about 3.4 million, based on data reported by India alone.[6] Population data for Pakistan dates from 2006, when the total was estimated at about 2.3 million.[2]

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

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]:361 There is a polled strain, the Thori Bari.[1]:361

Use[edit | edit source]

The Barbari is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for meat and for milk, and is well adapted for arid and semi-arid Indian and Pakistani 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]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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. ISBN 9781780647944.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Barbari / Pakistan (Goat). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Barbari / India (Goat). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.
  4. 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. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71294-9_3. ISBN 9783319712932, pages 29–40.
  5. Osman Mahgoub, I.T. Kadim, E.C. Webb (2012). Goat Meat Production and Quality. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781845938499.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Transboundary breed: Barbari. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.
  7. 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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