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The precise ancestral heritage of the Lamancha goat is still unknown, though references to short-eared goats date back as far as records from ancient Persia. [3] [5] Goats from La Mancha, Spain, which are now known as Spanish Murciana, were first exhibited at the World's Fair in Paris [3] in 1904, labeled simply, "La Mancha, Cordoba, Spain."
Some landrace Spanish goats exist in their native territory of Spain but survive through the bloodlines brought to the New World. [1] Spanish goats are hardy and can thrive in difficult environments. Pure Spanish goats have been crossbred with imported goat breeds for cashmere and meat production. Most crossbred goats show a “superb hybrid ...
These goats are medium size for goats, around 30 to 50 kg for females and 50–60 kg for males. They are solid colored, usually black or mahogany colored. The breed association, ACRIMUR ( Asociación Española de Criadores de la Cabra Murciano-Granadina , or Spanish Association of Breeders of the Murcia-Granada Goat) states that they refuse to ...
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The Verata is a traditional Spanish breed of domestic goat.It is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for its meat and for its milk.It is named for, and is thought to originate in, the comarca of La Vera, in the province of Cáceres, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura in western central Spain.
This is a list of the breeds of goat usually considered to originate in Spain and Portugal. [1] [2] [3] Algarvia [4]: 92 Azpi Gorri [4]: 107 Bermeya [4]: 107 Blanca Celtibérica [4]: 107 Blanca Serrana Andaluza [4]: 107 Blanca de Rasquera [4]: 107 Bravia [4]: 92 Cabra Galega [4]: 107 Cabra de las Mesetas [4]: 107
The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. [3] Four subspecies have been described; two are now extinct. The Portuguese ibex became extinct in 1892, and the Pyrenean ibex became extinct in 2000.