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Goat Breeds and Characteristics
*GOAT FACT SHEET WEEK 6*
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
02/24/2021

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Term

Alpine

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Definition
  • Meat and milk
  • Variety of colors
    • May be two toned
    • May have spots or patches of color and stripes on the face
  • Males have long beard and roach down back
  • Large and erect ears
    • Bucks 170 lbs
  • Milk 6500 lbs/year
Term

Angora

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Definition
  • Long hair
  • Hair used for fabric
  • Open face below eyes
  • Long droopy ears
  • Horned (both sexes)
  • Smaller
    • Doe 70 – 110 lbs
    • Buck 180 – 225 lbs
Term

LaMancha

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Definition
  • Little to no ears
  • Short fine hair of any color
  • Doe 130 lbs
    • 4500 lbs/yr milk
    • 4% butterfat
Term

Nubian

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Definition
  • Roman nose and long floppy ears
  • Variety of coat colors
    • Red, black, tan most common
    • May be spotted
  • Milk
    • 5% butterfat
    • 4400 lbs/yr
  • Doe 135 lbs
  • Buck >170 lbs
Term

Oberhasli

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Definition
  • Small
  • Dark red/brown base with black points and 2 black stripes on face
  • Erect ears
  • Doe 120 lbs
  • Buck 150 lbs
  • Poor milk producer
    • 3000 lbs/yr
Term

Pygmy

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Definition
  • Small
  • Mainly kept as pets
  • Full coats
  • Males have long beards
  • Can be any color
    • Light colored must have lighter head, darker lower legs and dorsal stripe
  • Usually horned
Term

Saanen

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Definition
  • White with pink mucous membranes or fawn (sable)
  • Large
  • Horned – usually dehorned
  • Erect ears
  • Buck 165 lbs
  • Doe 135 lbs
  • Milk
    • 5500 lbs/yr
    • 3.5% butterfat 
Term

Toggenburg

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Definition
  • Light fawn to dark chocolate with white points
  • White stripes on face and erect ears
  • Triangle of white on either side of tail
  • Milk
    • 5500 lbs/yr
    • 3.7% butterfat
  • Buck 150 lbs
  • Doe 120 lbs
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