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The Sahelian is an African breed or group of breeds of domestic goat. It is used to produce meat, goatskin and milk. [4]: 404 [5] It is distributed in twelve African countries, principally in the Sahel region from which the name derives, but also in other parts of Africa – in the Central African Republic, Ghana, Somalia and Togo; it is also present in Iran. [2] The largest population is reported from Mali, where in 2015 there were about 35 million head, or about 75% of the total population of almost 48 million. [5]
Although domestication of the goat took place in Asia, the Sahelian – like other most African goat breeds – is considered indigenous to the African continent, as it has developed there over some thousands of years. [6]: 34 It falls within the broader grouping of Savanna goats, which also includes numerous Saharan goats from Egypt and the Maghreb. [3] Its principal range extends from the Atlantic coast of Mauretania eastward as far as central Chad, and lies mainly to the north of the 12th [6]: 59 or 14th parallel. [4]: 404 It is kept mostly in nomadic herds, in arid or semi-desert biomes. [4]: 404 [3]
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Horn status | horned in both sexes |
Beard | often present |
Tassels | often present |
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The Sahelian is an African breed or group of breeds of domestic goat. It is used to produce meat, goatskin and milk. [4]: 404 [5] It is distributed in twelve African countries, principally in the Sahel region from which the name derives, but also in other parts of Africa – in the Central African Republic, Ghana, Somalia and Togo; it is also present in Iran. [2] The largest population is reported from Mali, where in 2015 there were about 35 million head, or about 75% of the total population of almost 48 million. [5]
Although domestication of the goat took place in Asia, the Sahelian – like other most African goat breeds – is considered indigenous to the African continent, as it has developed there over some thousands of years. [6]: 34 It falls within the broader grouping of Savanna goats, which also includes numerous Saharan goats from Egypt and the Maghreb. [3] Its principal range extends from the Atlantic coast of Mauretania eastward as far as central Chad, and lies mainly to the north of the 12th [6]: 59 or 14th parallel. [4]: 404 It is kept mostly in nomadic herds, in arid or semi-desert biomes. [4]: 404 [3]