Cashmere the fiber of kings, produced from the lowly Cashmere goat. This fiber is so luxurious that the Arc of the Covenant of the old testament was lined and curtained with it. Sixty percent of the worlds supply of cashmere is produced in China and the remainder from Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Kashmere, Australia and New Zealand. It is a new industry for the United States. The first Cashmere goats were imported from Australia and New Zealand in the late 1980's. Since then several Cashmere breeders and growers have been producing breeding stock to launch this new industry in the US.

These goats are found in Spain.

The Carpathian goat is found in southeastern Europe and is raised for both meat and milk production.

This dairy and meat breed found in Switzerland belongs to the Swiss Mountain group.

The Changthangi is found in the region surrounding Ladakh in Kashmir, India.

The Chappar is a meat type that is found in the Kohistan area of the Sind Province.

This a long haired goat breed is from the island of Corsica.