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The British primitive goat is a landrace of domestic goat native to Great Britain and Ireland, and is the original goat of the region. [ 1] It is considered a rare breed, [ 1] existing as several, isolated feral herds, [ 2] as some captive populations in zoological parks and nature reserves, [ 1][ 3] and breeding stock on some private farms ...
The myotonic goat or Tennessee fainting goat is an American breed of goat. It is characterised by myotonia congenita, a hereditary condition that may cause it to stiffen or fall over when excited or startled. [ 1]: 396 [ 2][ 3] It may also be known as the fainting goat, falling goat, stiff-legged goat or nervous goat, or as the Tennessee wooden ...
Dairy goats in their peak milk production (generally around the third or fourth lactation cycle) average—2.7 to 3.6 kg (6 to 8 lb)—of milk production daily—roughly 2.8 to 3.8 L (3 to 4 U.S. qt)—during a ten-month lactation, producing more just after freshening and gradually dropping in production toward the end of their lactation.
Goat breeders' clubs frequently hold shows, where goats are judged on traits relating to conformation, udder quality, evidence of high production, longevity, build and muscling (meat goats and pet goats) and fiber production and the fiber itself (fiber goats). People who show their goats usually keep registered stock and the offspring of award ...
Alpine ibex. The Alpine ibex ( Capra ibex ), also known as the steinbock, is a European species of goat that lives in the Alps. It is one of ten species in the genus Capra and its closest living relative is the Iberian ibex. The Alpine ibex is a sexually dimorphic species; males are larger and carry longer horns than females.
List of goat breeds. Goats - farm animals of domestic goat ( Capra hircus) species, small ruminants - are widespread throughout the world and are used in almost any natural and climatic conditions, even those where other productive animals cannot live. Different breeds of goats are adapted to different livestock systems - from small herds of 3 ...
The time-jumping drama, which reunites the two actors with their "Forrest Gump" director, Robert Zemeckis, uses makeup and de-aging technology to tell the story of a couple named Richard (Hanks ...
Since 2017, coinciding with schedule changes on the BBC News channel, the presenter of the BBC News at One has fronted the full one-hour slot. [citation needed] It also features an extended Sport Today and World Business Report. On 28 June 2021, a new regional round up called Across the UK was introduced looking at stories from the nations and ...