1. Hair, Meat and Dairy Types
Goat Breeds
Hair, Meat and Dairy Types

2. Basic Terms Scientific name: Caprine
Buck is a male goat over 1 year of age.
Buckling is a young male goat less than a year old.
Doe is a female goat over 1 year of age.
Doeling is a young female goat less than a year old.
Kid is a baby goat of either sex.
Wether is a castrated male goat (or sheep
Basic Terms

3. Hair Type

4. Angora Origin: Angora district of Asia Minor Mohair Production
Sheared twice/year
White with pink skin and long curly hair which stops at the knee
Horned
Small Frame
Require extra management at Kidding

5. Cashmere Origin: India Were imported to the U.S. in the late 1980’s
Produces one of the world’s FINEST fibers- cashmere
Sheared once a year
Typically in the spring
Horned

6. Meat Type

7. Boer Origin: South Africa Meat Type Horned
White body and red head ranging from light brown to dark red
Early Puberty
Extended Breeding Season
Heavy Muscle

8. Kiko Origin: New Zealand Horns have a distinct outward & “V” flare
Meat Type
Twinning
Increased growth

9. Spanish Goat Origin: U.S. (1500’s) Considered a Meat Type goat
All colors are acceptable:
Brown
Black
Red
Small/ Agile
Hardy
Small Udders
Good foragers

10. Wooden Leg
Origin: Unknown, but indigenous to the U.S. Mostly found in Tennessee and Texas
Meat Type
Usually black and white but can be multi-colored
Poses good maternal traits
When frightened or excited they simply “lock up” and faint

11. Dairy Type

12. Alpine Origin: French Alps Dairy type Hardy Colors: White Fawn Grey
Black brown
Alpine

13. Saanen Origin: Switzerland Heavy milkers White color
Sensitive to excessive sunlight and hot climates

14. LaMancha Origin: Oregon Short Ears
Short glossy fine hair coat which is acceptable in any color or color combination
White
Black
Red
Brown
Dairy Type

15. Toggenburg Origin: Switzerland Oldest known dairy breed
Medium frame size
Dark color with white ears and white stripes down face.
Excellent udder quality
Best suited for cool climates

16. Dual Purpose

17. Nubian Origin: England Dairy and Meat
Any colors and color combinations are acceptable:
Black
Brown
Red
Spotted Pattern
Very long, drooping and curving ear.
Large frame
Extended breeding season
Adapts to hot environment

18. Goat Breed Inventor Your poster should include the following:
The two breeds this new breed would be derived from
What the breed would look like
What the breed would be used for
And interesting fact about this new breed
What they would name the new breed
Goat Breed Inventor