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Goat breeds (especially dairy goats) are some of the oldest defined animal breeds for which breed standards and production records have been kept. Selective breeding of goats generally focuses on improving production of fiber, meat, dairy products or goatskin. Breeds are generally classified based on their primary use, though there are several ...
A Valais Blackneck billy Engraving of a Valais Blackneck from the Journal des Eleveurs, 1905. The Valais Blackneck is a Swiss breed of domestic goat from the canton of Valais.It is distributed in southern Switzerland – the largest concentration is in the area of Visp (Viège) – and in neighbouring areas of northern Italy; it is present in modest numbers in Austria and Germany.
This is a list of the Swiss breeds of goat, [1] with various names used for them in that country: International name French [2] German [3] Italian [4] Image Appenzell ...
It is a small goat, with a black head and neck and the remainder of the body white. In 2010 it was considered "critically endangered" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust , as there were fewer than 100 registered breeding females in the United Kingdom, [ 2 ] but by 2012 had been upgraded to "vulnerable", [ 3 ] where it remains as of 2019, with 200 ...
Near Llanfachraeth, on Anglesey. The British Alpine is a British breed of dairy goat bred in the early twentieth century. It is black with white Swiss markings on the face.. The foundation stock included a nanny with this colouration acquired in Paris in 1903 and goats of other breeds, probably including the Swiss Grisons Striped and Toggenburg and the now-extinct Sundgau of Alsace, as well as ...
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The goats are normally white, but may also be black, brown or grey. The Angora is a moderately small goat, standing about 50 cm at the withers. [4]: 357 It is slender, elegant and light-framed; [3] the head is small, with semi-lop ears. It is usually horned; in billies the horns are commonly long, twisted and strong.
Different colors of Kurdistani maraz goat: black, white and a shade of brown. Maraz goat (Kurdish: بزنی مەرەز) or Markhoz goat is a breed of goat indigenous to Kurdistan [1] [2] that are known as a multipurpose livestock and especially famous for their high quality fiber. [1]