Barbari goat

Barbari
Barbari billy
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 145 
Other names
  • Bari
  • Sai Bari
  • Thori Bari
  • Titri Bari
  • Wadi Bari
Distribution
Usedual-purpose, meat and milk[2]
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    38 kg[2]
  • Female:
    23 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    71 cm[2]
  • Female:
    56 cm[2]
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

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.[3]: 361 [4][5]

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.[3]: 361 [6]: 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.[7]: 71  It is distributed in the states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India, and in Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.[3]: 361 [4][5] It is also reported from Mauritius, Nepal and Vietnam.[8] In 2024 the world population was estimated at about 3.4 million, based on data reported by India alone.[8] Population data for Pakistan dates from 2006, when the total was estimated at about 2.3 million.[4]

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.[3]: 361  There is a polled strain, the Thori Bari.[3]: 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  3. ^ 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. ISBN 9781780647944.
  4. ^ a b c Barbari / Pakistan (Goat). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Barbari / India (Goat). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Osman Mahgoub, I.T. Kadim, E.C. Webb (2012). Goat Meat Production and Quality. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781845938499.
  8. ^ a b Transboundary breed: Barbari. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2024.


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