Breeds of Goats Flashcards
Where you can find most goats having 486,903 heads or 15%
REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS)
Philippines having their native goats mated with none native breeds
GRADING UP
Source for the luxurious fabric cashmere
ANGORA
Fleece of the Angora goat
MOHAIR
- mostly horned
- have long, thin, drooping ears
- are white and open faced
ANGORA
Origin of Angora
TURKEY
- color ranges from pure to white black with fawn, gray buff, brown and red as other colors
- erect ears and short hair
- no dewlap
- may or may not possess beards
- some are polled; others are horned especially the males
FRENCH ALPINE
A fold of flesh under the neck
DEWLAP
Origin of French Alpine
FRANCE (near the border with Switzerland)
- comes in various coat color
- have straight faces with short hair
LA MANCHA
2 types of La Mancha
GOPHER
ELF
- 2 inches (5.1cm) long
- cartilage shaping is allowed
- end must be turned up or down
ELF
- 1 inch (2.54cm) or less in length
- little or no cartilage
- the end is turned up or down
GOPHER
Origin of La Mancha
USA
Product of American goats crossbred with short-eared Spanish breed
LA MANCHA
- black, gray, cream, white, tan & reddish brown
- short hair coat
- drooping ears
- no fringe of long hair along the spine
- majority are polled
ANGLO-NUBIAN
Most distinct feature of Anglo-Nubian
ROMAN NOSE
Origin of Anglo-Nubian
ENGLAND
Origin of Nubian goats
SUDAN, AFRICA
- white to cream with white as the preferred color
- short hair but possess long, fringe hair along the spine
- bucks have tuft of hair over the forehead
- ears are erect
- both sexes have beards
- generally polled
SAANEN
Origin of Saanen
SWITZERLAND
- light fawn to dark chocolate
- ears are erect that are white with dark spots in the middle
- has 2 stripes down the face from the eye to muzzle
- legs and rump are white
- may or may not possess wattles
- generally polled
TOGGENBURG
Origin of Toggenburg
SWITZERLAND
A projection of skin hanging from the chin
WATTLES
