Changthangi

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The changthangi or pashmina goat is a breed of goat from Ladakh, usually raised for meat or Cashmere wool (also known as pashmina).

These goats grow a thick warm fleece. They survive on grass in Ladakh of Kashmir, India(luton), where temperatures plunge to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit). These goats provide fine wool for Kashmir's famous Pashmina shawls. Shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered some of the world's finest and they are exported worldwide.