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EXOTIC BREEDS OF GOAT

ANGLO NUBIAN GOAT

Type Meat and Milk

Origin Nubia in NE Africa

Distribution Imported in to England where breeders used the bucks to cross breed with their domestic does to introduced some of

the characteristics of the Nubian they found desirable. By 1895 the Anglo- Nubian breed had been developed from

these cross breeding efforts.

Characteristics Goat has an “Aristocratic” appearance

Color Red Black and Tan are the most common colors

Head Convex between the muzzle and the eyes

Eyes Medium Sized, set obliquely apart, almond shape

Ear Long, wide and pendulous. Set low on the head, wide and open. Longer than the nose.

Mouth The teeth meet the hard pad of the upper jaw.

Nose Roman

Neck Long and fine, without tassels.

Horn If honed, should be set wide apart and sweep backwards without any outward curve.

Coat Short and fine without long hair

Udder Spherical, attached to the body over a wide area, highly silky not fleshly.

Milk Duct Large and prominent

Milk Production 4 to 5 kg per day and 1040 to 1250 kg per annual lactation

Weight Male 140 kg and female 110 kg

Height Male 90 cm and Female 80 cm

SAANEN GOAT

Type Milk ( heavy milk producers )

Origin Saanen Valley in the South of Canton Berne, Switzerland.

Distribution In 1893 spread throughout the Europe. Between 1904 to1930 the Saanen wear imported into United States

Characteristics Queen of the Dairy Goats

Color Pure white to cream colored

Head Usually lightly structure

Ear Erect and alertly carried preferably pointing forward

Mouth Straight or dished

Nose There may some black spot on nose

Neck Long, slim of good depth and connect evenly with withers and shoulders

Horn May or may not be present at birth

Coat Short fine coat

Udder Well-developed not fleshy and have a collapsed appearance and soft texture after milking. Good udder attachment.

Milk Fat 3 to 4 %

Milk Production 3.8 lit. milk / day

Weight 60 to 70 kg female, 70 to 90 Male.

Height Does 81 cm, Buck 94 cm

TOGGENBURG GOAT

Type Milk

Origin Toggenburg Valley in Switzerland

Distribution United States kingdom and US. By the middle of 2002 Toggenburg has been registered with New Zealand Dairy

Goat Breeder association.

Characteristics Swiss Marked Pattern

Color Light fawn to dark burgundy or chocolate

Head Head medium length, facial line straight

Eyes Set well apart, full and bright

Ear Erect and pointing slightly forward. Distinct white marks on ear

Mouth/ Face Straight or dished, white stripes on face. Facial structure is long but not Roman Nose

Muzzle Broad and strong but without coarseness.

Neck Does long and fine but not to slender , bucks fine and strong but not coarse

Horn Polled or neatly disbudded

Coat Short coat

Udder Carrying well up the back and broadly attached. Skin color fawn to dark brown and softly textured.

Teats Well attached and distinct from udder. Pointing slightly forward down not outward.

Milk Production 1915 lb (1 lb = 453.6 gm) in lactation period of 305 days

Weight Does weight at least 55 kg.

Height Does: 79 cm, Bucks: 90 cm

ALPINE GOAT

Type Milk

Origin Alpine Region of France

Distribution Alpine goats wear brought to the United States from France in 1960, s. Now a days many countries of the world like

India, Malaysia, Philippines, West Indies are raising this milk goat commercially.

Characteristics Very grace full and only goat breed which has upright ears.

Color White, Brown, Black and various mixed colors.

Ear Medium or Short upright ears.

Mouth/ Face Face become straight

Muzzle/ Nose Roman nose

Neck White Neck, Clear neck, Black Neck, Sundgau (Black with white marking), Pied (spotted and molted),

Coat Short haired

Udder Large, well-shaped with well-placed teats.

Milk Production 4 to 5 liter per day, Alpine goat milk contain highly vita A, B, C, D and K. Milk is mostly used for production of

butter, cheese, ice cream and many other products.

Weight Female: 135 pounds, and Male: 170 pounds

Height Female: 30 inches and Male: 34 to 40 inches

TYPES OF ALPINE GOAT American Alpine Crossbreeding of American and French Alpine. Strong, hardy and friendly productive more than French Alpine.

British Alpine Black and white colored like Toggs. They came from Grison goat breed of Switzerland

French Alpine French is the original origination of Alpine known as Alpine Polychrome.

Rock Alpine Californian people named Mary E Rock crossbreed and introduced this breed.

Swiss Alpine Came from Brienzer region of Switzerland also known as Oberhasli.

DESCRIPTION OF ALPINE COLOR

DAMASCUS GOAT

Type Meat, Milk and Hide

Origin Also known as Shami, is a native breed of Syria and other near East Countries.

Distribution It was imported in to Cyprus to upgrade the local Cypriot goat population.

Characteristics Unique shaped head, its convex bridge, overly expressive eyes, and long graceful ear makes it most majestic appearance

Color Reddish brown coat color consisting most of long hair.

Head Unique shaped head, its convex bridge

Eyes Expressive eyes.

Ear Long and pendulous measuring between 27 cm to 32 cm in length.

Nose Roman Nose

Neck Long neck

Horn Presence of horn in both sexes

Coat Gorgeous long hair coat (protect from harsh element including UV rays from the vicious desert sun )

Milk Production 350 kg to 650 kg per lactation

Weight 78 cm at withers

Height Female: 65 kg and Male: 75 kg

BOER GOAT

Type Meat

Origin South Africa

Distribution Popular all over the world

Characteristics Brown head/ white body combination

Color It is possible for Boer to be completely brown or white.

Fore head Prominent and form an even curve linking the nose and horn.

Eyes Brown eyes

Ear Smooth of medium length and hang downward

Neck Neck moderate length and in proportion with body length

Forequarters Full well fleshed, limb well jointed and smoothly blended. The chest broad, Leg strong, well placed and proportion with

the depth of body.

Horn Strong, of moderate length, positioned well apart and have a gradual backward curve before turning outward

symmetrically.

Body Boldly three dimensional long, deep, and wide. Rib well sprung. Loin well muscles, wide and long. The top line straight

and strong, shoulder rounded with an abundance of muscles from shoulder through hip.

Weight The mature ram: 110 to 135 kg, and does: 90 to 100 kg.

Performance

Record

Daily weight gain: 200 gm per day, Kidding rate : 200%, Puberty: 6 month for male and 10 to 12 month for females,

kidding: 3 kidding in two years.