Beetal

{{Short description|Breed of goat}} {{More references|date=September 2015}} [[File:Beetal Goat Faisalabad Panjab Pakistan.jpg|alt=Image of two Beetal Goats in Faisalabad, Panjab - Pakistan.|thumb|Beetal goats at a local breeder's in [[Faisalabad District|Faisalabad]], Punjab - Pakistan.]] [[File:Beetal Goat.JPG|thumb|Beetal goat]] The '''Beetal''' [[goat]] is a breed from the [[Punjab region]] of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], used for [[milk]] and [[goat meat|meat]] production. It is similar to the [[Jamnapari|Jamnapari goat]] and the [[Malabari goat]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1993-04-01|title=Distinction between Malabari and Beetal goat breeds|journal=Small Ruminant Research|language=en|volume=10|issue=3|pages=201–208|doi=10.1016/0921-4488(93)90124-Z|issn=0921-4488|last1=Bilaspuri|first1=G.S.|last2=Singh|first2=K.}}</ref>

It is also known as Lahori goat; it is considered to be a good milker with large body size. Ears are flat, long, curled and drooping. The skin of these goats is considered to be of high quality because of its large size and its yielding of fine 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, thus are preferred for intensive goat farming.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beetal Goat|url=https://www.icar.org.in/en/node/4069|publisher=Indian Council of Agricultural Research|accessdate=28 September 2015}}</ref>

The Beetal goat and the Malabari goats are usually compared for their body characteristics including testicles. The values of testicular breadth, length, height, volume and scrotal circumference greatly (P<0.01) exceed in the Malabari goat.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2020-04-25|journal= The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences|language=en|volume=30|issue=4|doi=10.36899/japs.2020.4.0097|issn=1018-7081|title=An Osteometric Study of the Skull of Adult Beetal Goat|s2cid=241049283|doi-access=free}}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090521090523/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/goats/beetal/ Beetal]

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