Dera Din Panah Goat Breed – Everything You Need to Know

The Dera Din Panah is a goat that has a rather small head as compared to its body. Its legs are also fluffy as is its body with long uniquely spiralled horns and ears.

They have well developed conical shaped udders that make them really easy to milk.

An all-around great breed to add to the herd and they have a very friendly, calm temperament too.

This breed has been around for centuries offering milk, meat and fibers to aid in employment and revenue throughout the areas it is found.

They are quite beautiful with their unusual horns and long hair that covers almost its entire body.

Dera Din Panah Goat Quick Profile Overview

This goat has a very regal profile life it should be standing on a coat of arms. The Dera din Panah has long spiraling horns that can have up to three or four twists in it.
Country of Origin:	Pakistan
Other Names:	DDP
Breed Size:	Medium to large
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Main Purpose:	Milk but due to their size and long hair are also good for meat and fiber production
Can be used for	Breeding, Fiber, Meat, Milk, Pets
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Temperament:	They are well adapted to be around people so are quite tame and friendly
Good with Kids?	They are good around supervised children. But they are quite large in stature and have lethal horns. So, they are better around bigger children
Ideal Environment:	They do well in any environment as they will adapt to space, climate and foraging wares on offer
Ideal Climate:	All climates they are very weather hardy goats
Conservation Status:	Not Listed by the *ALC Common
Health Issues?	These goats do not have any known health issues and are not prone to them
Good Starter Goat?	Yes, they make a really good starter due to their incredible ability to adapt to their surrounds without a fuss
Goat Associations:	No known goat associations
Goat Clubs:	No known breeders clubs
Note: *ALC stands for American Livestock Conservancy

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

The Dera Din Panah breed is a medium to large goat with a well-developed body. The males tend to be a lot stockier than the more delicate females build.
Color(s):	Normally a black body covered in a reddish-brown silky coat Both sexes have the same colors and color markings on their coats
Goat⇒	Doe	buck
Breed Weight:	88 to 90 lbs.	105 lbs.
Breed Height:	64 cm at withers	71 cm at withers
Hair:	Medium to long	Medium to long
Ears:	Long and twisted the same color as their coat	The male’s ears exhibit the same features as the females do. They are sometimes a bit shorter in length to the does.
Horns:	Thick and long with 2 to 3 spiral twists	Thick and long with 2 to 3 spiral twists
Matures at age:	5 to 15 months	3 to 15 months
Puberty Age:	4 to 10 months	4 to 10 months
Breeding Age:	18 months	1 year
Breeding Traits:	1 Breeding cycle	Cover 20 to 30 does in 1 season

DOE BREEDING & MILKING INFORMATION

They are not the best of breeders and only breed once a year usually during late winter early spring
Breeding Period/cycle:	Usually lasts 12 to 36 hours Ave. 21 days/18 to 24 days
Gestation Period:	150 days
Kids:	1 to 3 per kidding
Good Mothers?	Yes, they are protective caring mothers
Lactation Period:	258 days
Milk Quality:	Good, They have good butterfat content and nutritious milk
Milking Level:	Normal, They are not too hard to milk and produce 2.5 liters a day
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GOAT FIBER PRODUCTION INFORMATION

They produce a good amount of cashmere per year that is used in various cashmere fiber products
Fiber Production?	Good
Type of Fiber Produced:	Cashmere
Age they Produce from:	1 Year
Approx. Quantity:	1.2 to 2 kg per season
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GOOD TO KNOW

Some more information to read about the Dera din Panah goat breed
Where to buy them:	They are not very popular in the USA and there is not a lot of information on where these goats can be bought..
Agility:	They are very agile and love to climb
Interact with other animals:	They are sociable and do not have a problem sharing their space with other livestock

GENERAL INFORMATION:

They are prized goats and have been known to win their fair share of goat shows.

They have long unusual spiral horns that are vertical from their head with up to 4 spiral twists depending on the length of the horn. They look a lot like that spiral mixing part found in various grinders.

They have a good quality meat and their carcass has a good dressing percentage

HISTORY

The history of this goat is not well documented except for some myths about how they were discovered in the town of Daira din panah. The town is known to hold the grave of saint Hazrat Sayyad Abdul Wahab Shah Bukhari famous as Deen Panah. The grave and tomb are over 800 years old.

This domestic breed is found in the districts of Punjab province of Pakistan and has been used as a milk goat for generations. Until the value of its goat was found and now it is also used for fiber trade.
It has been quite a useful commodity to aid in unemployment and poverty in some of the poorer regions where the Dera Din Panah goat breed is found.

It may only breed once a year, but the goat has up to 4 kids per kidding which makes them even more valuable in increasing the herd population per farmer. Their milk is very rich and full of nutrients and butterfat making it as useful as cows’ milk. The milk content is also easily digestible and most people who cannot drink cows’ milk can usually drink goats’ milk.