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Nigerian Dwarf twins. The Nigerian Dwarf was originally bred for show and as a companion animal. It was later also bred for dairy use. [2] Average milk yield of dairy stock is 340 kg (750 lb) per year; [9]: 284 a yield of 993 kg (2190 lb) in a lactation of 305 days was recorded in 2018. [10]: 3 Lactation usually lasts for about ten months. [2]
Like the Nigerian Dwarf, it derives from the West African Dwarf group of breeds of West Africa. [3]: 355 [4]: 35 Between 1930 and 1960, animals of this type were imported to the United States for use either as zoo animals or for research; some were later kept and bred as companion animals and established as a breed in 1975.
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 ...
The Nashville Zoo now has 21 Nigerian dwarf goats in their care, said the zoo in a news release. The baby goats can be be seen at the zoo's Historic Farm over the next several months.
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The Nigora is an American breed of small or medium-sized dual-purpose goat, raised both for its milk and for its fiber. [1] It is the result of cross-breeding Nigerian Dwarf bucks with does of mohair breeds such as the Angora. [2]: 22 [3]: 325
A Nigerian dwarf goat owned by former Wilson Mayor David Criswell climbs up on a box inside an abandoned grain storage building. Criswell currently owns 12 goats but city ordinance guidelines only ...
The West African Dwarf is a traditional breed of West and Central Africa. Its dwarf characteristics may have evolved as a response to conditions in the humid forests of the area. [3]: 106 The goats have at various times been exported to European countries and to the United States, initially as zoo animals or for laboratory research.