Type the name of the breed you're looking for below
[wpdreams_ajaxsearchlite] Don't see the breed your're looking for? Click here and let us know!
[fbcomments]
Beetal goat
| Place of Origin | India |
| Origin | The Beetal goat breed found in Punjab, Pakistan and India, is similar to the Jamnapari goat, but smaller. |
| Purpose | Milk and meat |
| Characteristics | The Beetal is a breed used for meat and milk production. The Beetal is usually red, black or pied with pendulous ears. The males have long twisting horns. |
| Other Considerations | It is also known as Amritsari goat. Beetal is considered to be a good milker with large body size and high fecundity. It usually gives birth to two or three kids at a time. The skin of these goats is considered to be of high quality because of larger size and yield finest leather such as velour, suede and chamois for manufacturing clothes, shoes and gloves. Beetal goats have been widely used for improvement of local goats throughout the subcontinent. These goats are also adapted to stall feeding and thus preferred for intensive goat farming |
