Nachi

The Nachi is a Pakistani goat breed associated mainly with Punjab, including districts where goats are kept by smallholders for milk, meat, and local markets. Its prancing or dancing gait gives the breed its name and makes it easy to notice at fairs and village shows. Nachi goats are typically medium-sized, with long drooping ears and a dairy-meat body type; coat color varies, though dark animals with pale markings are often seen. The gait is part of the breed's identity, but good animals still need strength, fertility, and useful production.

Nachi goats are usually managed in household or semi-intensive flocks, browsing crop residues and local vegetation with supplemental feed when does are milking or kids are growing. In hot regions they need shade, water, and protection from overcrowded, damp pens that encourage parasites and foot problems. Breeders should avoid selecting only for an exaggerated gait if it weakens movement or long-term soundness. For buyers outside the breed's home area, accurate identification can be difficult, so source reputation, health status, and the animal's ability to walk, breed, and rear kids are especially important.

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