How many breeds of goats are there in the world at present? What are the types?

How many breeds of goats are there in the world at present? What are the types?

There are about 570 goat breeds in the world. It is classified according to the direction of production, and is generally divided into six categories.

(1) Cashmere goats, such as Liaoning cashmere goats, Inner Mongolia cashmere goats, etc.: (2) Fur goats, such as Jining green goats, Zhongwei goats, etc.: (8) meat goats, such as Boer goats, Nanjiang yellow sheep, etc.; (4) wool goats, such as Angolan goats, etc.; (5) dairy mountains, such as Saneng goats, Tugenbao goats, Guanzhong dairy goats, etc.: (6) combined use of goats, such as Xinjiang goats, Tibetan goats, etc.