Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of the breeds of goat usually considered to originate in Spain and Portugal. [1] [2] [3] Algarvia [4]: 92 ...
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 ...
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.
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."
The Murciano-Granadina is a Spanish breed of dairy goat.It was created in 1975 when two existing breeds, the mahogany-coloured Murciana of Murcia and the black Granadina of Granada, began to be hybridised as a result of the official recognition of a single herdbook including both breeds.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
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.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!