There are many recognized breeds of domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus). Goat breeds (especially dairy goats) are some of the oldest defined animal breeds for which breed standards and production records have been kept. Selective breeding of goats generally focuses on improving production of fiber, meat, dairy products, or goatskin. Breeds are generally classified based on their primary use, though there are several 69 breeds which are considered dual- or multi-purpose goats, so there is some crossover between lists.
| Name |
Picture |
Alternate Name |
Origin |
Purpose |
References |
| Alpine |
 |
--- |
French Alps |
Milk |
|
| Altai Mountain |
--- |
--- |
Altai Republic |
Fiber |
|
| American Lamancha |
 |
Lamancha, LaMancha |
Oregon |
Milk |
|
| Anatolian Black Goat |
--- |
--- |
Turkey |
Fiber, Milk |
|
| Anglo-Nubian |
 |
Nubian |
Great Britain |
Milk |
|
| Angora |
 |
--- |
Central Anatolia Region |
Fiber |
|
| Appenzell Goat |
 |
--- |
Switzerland |
Milk |
|
| Arapawa |
 |
--- |
Arapawa Island |
--- |
|
| Argentata of Etna |
--- |
--- |
Sicily |
Milk |
|
| Auckland Island |
--- |
--- |
Auckland Island |
Meat |
[1] |
| Australian Cashmere |
 |
--- |
Australia |
Fiber |
|
| Australian Miniature |
--- |
--- |
Australia |
--- |
|
| Bagot |
--- |
--- |
Rhone |
--- |
|
| Banatian White |
--- |
--- |
Banat |
--- |
|
| Barbari |
--- |
--- |
India and Pakistan |
Meat |
|
| Beetal |
--- |
--- |
Punjab region |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Belgian Fawn |
--- |
--- |
Belgium |
Milk |
|
| Benadir |
--- |
--- |
Southern Somalia |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Bhuj |
--- |
--- |
Northeastern Brazil |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Bilberry |
 |
--- |
Waterford |
--- |
|
| Bionda dell'Adamello |
--- |
Blond Adamellan |
Lombardy |
Milk |
|
| Black Bengal |
 |
--- |
Bangladesh |
Reproduction, Meat, Skin |
|
| Boer |
 |
--- |
South Africa |
Meat, Reproduction |
|
| Booted |
--- |
--- |
Switzerland |
Meat, Milk |
|
| British Alpine |
--- |
--- |
England |
Milk |
|
| Brown Shorthair |
--- |
--- |
Czech Republic |
Milk |
|
| Canary Island |
--- |
--- |
Canary Islands |
Milk |
|
| Canindé |
--- |
--- |
Northeastern Brazil |
Meat |
|
| Carpathian |
--- |
--- |
Southeast Europe |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Cashmere |
 |
--- |
Pakistan |
Fiber |
|
| Chamba |
--- |
--- |
Himalayas |
--- |
|
| Chamois Colored |
--- |
Chamoisee |
Switzerland |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Changthangi |
 |
Pashmina |
Tibet |
Fiber, Meat |
|
| Chappar |
--- |
--- |
Sindh |
Meat |
|
| Charnequeira |
--- |
--- |
Portugal |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Chengde Polled |
--- |
--- |
Northern Hebei |
Fiber, Meat |
|
| Chengdu Brown |
--- |
--- |
Sichuan |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Chigu |
--- |
--- |
India |
Fiber, Meat |
|
| Chué |
--- |
--- |
Northeastern Brazil |
Meat |
|
| Corsican |
--- |
--- |
Corsica |
Milk |
|
| Daera Din Panah |
--- |
--- |
Pakistan |
Milk |
|
| Damani |
--- |
--- |
Pakistan |
Milk |
|
| Damascus |
--- |
Aleppo, Baladi, Chami, Damascene, Halep, Shami |
Syria |
Milk |
|
| Danish Landrace |
--- |
--- |
Denmark |
Milk |
|
| Don |
--- |
--- |
Don River |
Milk, Skin, Fiber |
|
| Duan |
--- |
--- |
Guangxi |
Meat |
|
| Dutch Landrace |
 |
--- |
Netherlands |
Milk |
|
| Dutch Toggenburg |
--- |
--- |
Netherlands |
Milk |
|
| Erzgebirge |
--- |
--- |
Saxony |
Milk |
|
| Fainting |
 |
Myotonic |
United States |
Meat |
|
| Finnish Landrace |
 |
--- |
Finland |
Milk |
|
| Garganica |
--- |
--- |
Gargano |
Milk, Skin |
|
| Girgentana |
 |
--- |
Northern Afghanistan, Balochistan, and Kashmir |
Milk |
|
| Göingeget |
--- |
--- |
Sweden |
--- |
|
| Golden Guernsey |
 |
--- |
Guernsey |
Milk |
|
| Grisons Striped |
--- |
--- |
Switzerland |
Milk |
|
| Guddi |
--- |
--- |
Himalayas |
--- |
[2] |
| Hailun |
--- |
--- |
Heilongjiang |
Milk |
|
| Haimen |
--- |
--- |
Zhejiang |
Meat |
|
| Hasi |
--- |
--- |
Northeastern Albania |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Hejazi |
--- |
--- |
Arabian Peninsula |
Meat |
|
| Hexi Cashmere |
--- |
--- |
Northern Gansu |
Fiber |
|
| Hongtong |
--- |
--- |
Hongdong County |
Milk |
|
| Huaipi |
--- |
--- |
Henan |
Meat |
|
| Huaitoutala |
--- |
--- |
Qinghai |
Animal fiber |
|
| Hungarian Improved |
--- |
--- |
Hungary |
Milk |
|
| Hyrcus |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Fiber |
[3][4] |
| Icelandic |
 |
Settlement |
Norway |
Pet |
|
| Irish |
 |
--- |
Ireland |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Jamnapari |
--- |
Jamunapari |
Indian subcontinent |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Jining Grey |
--- |
--- |
Shandong |
Fiber, Skin |
|
| Jonica |
--- |
--- |
Province of Taranto |
Milk |
|
| Kaghani |
--- |
--- |
Hazara |
Meat |
|
| Kalahari Red |
 |
--- |
South Africa |
Meat |
|
| Kamori |
--- |
--- |
Sindh |
Milk |
|
| Kinder |
 |
--- |
United States |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Kiko |
--- |
--- |
New Zealand |
Meat |
|
| Korean Black Goat |
--- |
--- |
Korea |
Meat |
|
| Kri-kri |
 |
Cretan, Agrimi, or Cretan Ibex |
Eastern Mediterranean |
Meat |
|
| La Mancha |
--- |
--- |
La Mancha |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Loashan |
--- |
--- |
Shandong |
Milk |
|
| Majorera |
--- |
Fuerteventura |
Canary Islands |
Milk |
|
| Maltese |
--- |
--- |
Malta |
Milk |
|
| Massif Central |
--- |
--- |
France |
Milk, Meat |
|
| Messinese |
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|
Nebrodi |
Province of Messina |
Milk |
[5] |
| Mini Oberhasli |
 |
Oberian, Miniature Oberhasli |
--- |
Milk |
|
| Moxotó |
--- |
--- |
Northeastern Brazil |
Meat |
|
| Murcia-Granada |
--- |
Murciano Granadina |
Southeastern Spain |
Milk |
|
| Murciana |
--- |
Murcian, Murcien, Murciene, Royal Murciana |
Murcia |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Nachi |
--- |
--- |
Punjab region |
Meat |
|
| Nigerian Dwarf |
 |
--- |
West Africa |
Milk |
|
| Nigora goat |
 |
--- |
United States |
Fiber, Milk |
[6] |
| Norwegian |
--- |
--- |
Norway |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Oberhasli |
 |
Swiss Alpine |
Oberhasli |
Milk |
|
| Orobica |
--- |
--- |
Bergamo Alps |
Milk |
|
| Peacock |
--- |
--- |
Switzerland |
Milk |
|
| Philippine |
--- |
--- |
Philippines |
Meat |
|
| Poitou |
 |
--- |
Western France |
Milk |
|
| Pygmy |
 |
--- |
Cameroon |
Meat, Milk, Pet |
|
| Pygora |
 |
--- |
Oregon City |
Fiber |
|
| Pyrenean |
 |
--- |
France and Spain |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Qinshan |
--- |
--- |
Jining |
Skin |
|
| Red Boer |
--- |
--- |
South Africa |
Meat, Pet |
|
| Red Mediterranean |
--- |
--- |
Syria |
Milk |
[7] |
| Repartida |
--- |
--- |
Northeastern Brazil |
Meat |
|
| Rove |
 |
--- |
France |
Meat |
|
| Russian White |
--- |
--- |
Russia |
Milk |
|
| Saanen |
 |
--- |
Saanen |
Milk |
|
| Sable Saanen |
--- |
--- |
United States |
Milk |
|
| Sahelian |
--- |
--- |
West Africa |
Goatskin, Meat, Milk |
|
| San Clemente Island |
 |
--- |
San Clemente Island |
--- |
|
| Sarda |
--- |
--- |
Sardinia |
Milk |
|
| Swedish Landrace |
--- |
--- |
Northern Sweden |
Milk |
|
| Somali |
 |
--- |
Somalia and northeastern Kenya |
|
|
| Spanish |
 |
Brush, scrub |
Spain |
Meat |
|
| Stiefelgeiss |
 |
--- |
St. Gallen |
Meat |
|
| Surati |
--- |
--- |
Maharashtra |
--- |
|
| Tauernsheck |
 |
--- |
Austria |
Milk |
|
| Thuringian |
 |
--- |
Thuringia |
Milk |
|
| Toggenburg |
 |
--- |
Toggenburg |
Milk |
|
| Uzbek Black |
--- |
--- |
Uzbekistan |
Fiber |
|
| Valais Blackneck |
 |
--- |
Southern Switzerland |
Meat, Milk |
|
| Verata |
--- |
--- |
Vera |
Meat, Milk |
|
| West African Dwarf |
 |
--- |
West and Central Africa |
--- |
|
| White Shorthaired |
--- |
--- |
Czech Republic |
Milk |
|
| Xinjiang |
--- |
--- |
Xinjiang |
Fiber, Meat, Milk |
|
| Xuhai |
--- |
--- |
Jiangsu |
Meat |
|
| Yemen Mountain |
--- |
--- |
Yemen |
--- |
|
| Zalawadi |
--- |
--- |
Gujarat |
Fiber, Meat, Milk |
|
| Zhiwulin Black |
--- |
--- |
Shaanxi |
Fiber, Meat |
|
| Zhongwei |
--- |
--- |
China |
Fiber, Skin |
|
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