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{{short description|Goat breed}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox goat breed
| name = Changthangi
| image = Changthangi Goats in Jammu and Kashmir.jpg
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| status = {{ubl|[[FAO]] (2007): not at risk{{r|barb|page=59}}|[[DAD-IS]] (2020): not at risk{{r|dad}}}}
| altname = {{ubl|Chagra|Kashmiri|Ladakh Pashmina}}
| country = India
| distribution = [[Ladakh]]
| standard =
| use = {{ubl|[[pashmina]]|[[goat's meat|meat]]|[[pack animal]]}}
| weight =
| maleweight = 20.37 kg{{r|dad}}
| femaleweight = 19.75 kg{{r|dad}}
| height = 49–52 cm{{r|cabi|page=369}}
| maleheight =
| femaleheight =
| type =
| skincolour = white or light brown{{r|cabi|page=369}}
| woolcolour = usually white, also black, brown or grey{{r|cabi|page=369}}
| facecolour =
| horns =
| beard =
| tassels =
| note =
}}

The '''Changthangi''' or '''Chagra''' is a [[list of goat breeds|breed]] of [[cashmere goat]] native to the high plateaux of [[Ladakh]] in India.{{sfnp|Ishrat et al., Cashmere Industry|2018|p=116}} The cold temperatures in the region are the primary factor in the growth of the fine [[pashmina]] grade of [[cashmere wool]] for which they are reared.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/pashmina-goat-herders-struggle-against-climate-change/index.html|title=Pashmina goat herders struggle against climate change|last=Newey|first=Andrew|date=2020-01-02|website=CNN Style|language=en|access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref> They are also used as [[pack animal]]s and for [[goat's meat|meat]].{{r|cabi|page=369}}

== Description ==
The Changthangi breed of cashmere goat grows a thick undercoat of hair which is the source of [[Kashmir]] [[pashmina]] wool – the world's finest cashmere measuring between 12-15 microns in fiber thickness. These goats are generally domesticated and are reared by nomadic communities called the Changpa in the [[Changthang]] regions of Ladakh, including the [[Rupshu]], [[Demchok sector|Demchok]]/[[Skakjung]] and the [[Pangong Lake]] regions.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Misra|first=R. K.|last2=Singh|first2=B.|last3=Jain|first3=V. K.|date=1998-02-01|title=Breed characteristics of Changthangi pashmina goat|journal=Small Ruminant Research|volume=27|issue=2|pages=97–102|doi=10.1016/S0921-4488(97)00033-3|issn=0921-4488}}</ref>

The gotats survive on grass in Ladakh, where temperatures plunge to as low as {{convert|-20|°C|°F|sigfig=3|lk=on}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kashmir-goats-idUSB19418420080206|title=Kashmir Pashmina goats face death in icy Himalayas|date=2008-02-06|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-01-02|language=en}}</ref> These goats provide the wool for Kashmir's famous [[Kashmir shawl|''pashmina'' shawls]]. Shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered very fine, and are exported worldwide.

The Changthangi goats have revitalized the poor economy of Changthang, Ladakh where the wool production generates more than $8 million a year.<ref>{{Cite journal |doi = 10.1017/S1014233900001826|title = Changthangi Goats: A rich source of pashmina production in Ladakh|journal = Animal Genetic Resources Information|volume = 35|pages = 75–85|year = 2004|last1 = Bhattacharya|first1 = T.K.|last2 = Misra|first2 = S.S.|last3 = Sheikh|first3 = F.D.|last4 = Kumar|first4 = P.|last5 = Sharma|first5 = A.}}</ref>

[[Noori (goat)|Noori]], the world's first cloned Pashmina goat, was cloned at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry of the [[Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir]] (SKUAST) in Shuhama, 25 km east of Srinagar, on 15 March 2012.

==Physical features==
[[File:Changthangi goat.jpg|thumb|changthangi goat]]
The changthangi has a double coat, consisting of a thick undercoat and a dense, slightly wavy or straight outer coat. Its hair is usually white. Its body is of medium size, generally between 22 and 26 inches, in proportion to its height. The horns are rounded and always move upward.
The average lifespan of this goat is 10 to 12 years.

==See also==
{{Commonscat|Changthangi}}
*[[Cashmere wool]]
*[[William Windsor (goat)]]
*[[Turfani pashm]]

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==References==
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<ref name=barb>Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). [http://www.fao.org/tempref/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [http://www.fao.org/tempref/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/a1250e.pdf ''The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture'']. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9789251057629}}. Accessed January 2017.</ref>

<ref name=cabi>Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.it/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ ''Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding''] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.</ref>

<ref name=dad>[http://www.fao.org/dad-is/browse-by-country-and-species/en/ Breed data sheet: Changthangi / India (Goat)]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2020.</ref>

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== Bibliography ==
* {{citation |first1=Sheikh I. |last1=Ishrat |first2=Nigel P. |last2=Grigg |first3=Nihal |last3=Jayamaha |first4=Venkateswarlu |last4= Pulakanam |chapter=Cashmere Industry: Value Chains and Sustainability |editor1=Chris K. Y. Lo |editor2=Jung Ha-Brookshire |title=Sustainability in Luxury Fashion Business |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PZZaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA117 |year=2018 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-981-10-8878-0 |pp=113–132 |ref={{sfnref|Ishrat et al., Cashmere Industry|2018}}}}

[[Category:Goat breeds]]
[[Category:Fiber-producing goat breeds]]
[[Category:Meat goat breeds]]
[[Category:Goat breeds originating in India]]
[[Category:Cashmere wool]]

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