“…In 2010, the total goat population in Palestine was 219, 364 heads (207, 214 heads in the West Bank and 12, 150 heads in Gaza) with the Baladi breed comprising 85.6%, Shami (Damascus) breed comprising 6.2%, and Baladi x Shami comprising 7.9% (PCBS, 2011). The Baladi goat breed is an important breed in several other Middle East countries including Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq (Alrousan, 2009;Azmiet al, 2011;Hassen et al, 2016;Zaitoun, Tabbaa & Bdour, 2005). The breed is also known by other names such as the Mountain Black, Mountain, and Black in Jordan (Alrousan, 2009) and Mamber and Syrian Mountain in other countries (Devendra & Mcleory, 1982, Al-Khoury, 1997.…”