PUNJABI GOATS: (BEETAL): GOATS OF PAKISTAN /DIFFERENT GOAT TYPES IN PAKISTAN

BEETAL

HABITAT:

beetal goats are found in almost all the irrigated areas of punjab including district jehlum,gujrat,mandi bahauddin,gujranwala,lahore,sheikupura,faisalabad,sargodha,chakwal,jhang and okara.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Body colour is golden brown,or red spotted with white and black patches.the body is compact and well developed.the head is massive and broad.nose roman,and ears long,broad and pendulous,spiraled horns are long in males and short in females they have stout legs and a short tail.the udder is well developed .and teats are long.adult male and female weigh 46 and 36 kg respectively milk yield is 200 liters in the period of 120 days lactation.more then 50 percent of the births are twin or triplet.being smooth-coated animals they are not generally clipped beetal males are raised especially as sacrificial animals for slaughter in eid ul azha.