Jamnapari is a breed of goat originating from Indian subcontinent. Since 1953 they have been exported to Indonesia where they have been a great success. It is bred for both milk and meat.The name is derived from the rivers Yamuna, Jamuna (West Bengal) and Jamuna (Bangladesh) of India and Bangladesh.
This breed is one of the ancestors of the American Nubian.
In India there were an estimated 580,000 of the breed in the 1972 census, although less than 5000 were thought to be purebred
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