Dera Din Panah

Dera Din Panah goats take their name from the town and surrounding area of Dera Din Panah in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab, Pakistan. They are large, dual-purpose domestic goats kept mainly for milk, meat kids, and breeding stock. The type is often black or dark-coated, with a long body, pendulous ears, a convex nose, and prominent horns in many animals. Like several Pakistani goat breeds, it is selected under hot lowland conditions where size, mothering ability, and daily usefulness matter.

Herds in southern Punjab may combine grazing, roadside browsing, crop residues, and stall feeding, especially when does are milking or kids are being finished for market. Shade, clean water, hoof care, and parasite control become important in dense or irrigated areas. Good Dera Din Panah breeding animals should have sound legs, roomy bodies, functional udders, and steady temperaments for hand milking. Outside the region, buyers should verify origin carefully because large black goats may be marketed under the name without representing the local breed.

Colors: Belted, Black, Black and White, Brown, Brown and White, Buckskin, Chamoisee, Cou Blanc, Cou Clair, Cream, Fawn, Gold, Moonspotted, Pinto, Red, Red and White, Roan, Spotted, Sundgau, Swiss Marked, Tan, White