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]:361[2][3]
History
The Barbari goat gets its name from Berbera, a coastal city located on the Indian Ocean in Somalia.[4] The Barbari is one of 20 classified breeds in India and is most commonly found in the north-western arid and semi-arid regions.[5] 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] The world population is estimated at about 2.4 million, of which almost all are in Pakistan.[6]
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]:361 There is a polled strain, the Thori Bari.[1]:361
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.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barbari/Pakistan. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barbari/India. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2017.
- ↑ Umaraw, Pramila; Verma, Akhilesh K.; Kumar, Pavan (2017), "Barbari Goats: Current Status", Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume II, Springer International Publishing, pp. 29–40, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71294-9_3, ISBN 9783319712932
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mahgoub, O.; Kadim, I.T.; Webb, E.C. (2011). Goat meat production and quality. Cambridge, MA: CABI. p. 71. ISBN 9781845938499.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Transboundary breed: Barbari. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2017.
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