Breed Facts
This dairy breed originated in France near the Alps mountains
What is the Alpine goat?
A young goat
The ability to use poor-quality forage efficiently
What is browsing ability?
This category of goats is bred mainly for milk production
What are dairy goats?
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Angora
This dairy breed is known for its extremely small ears
What is the LaMancha goat?
An intact mature male goat
What is a buck
A face shape where the nose has a high, rounded bridge
What is a Roman nose?
This small dairy goat originated in western Africa and produces one to two quarts of milk per day
What is the Nigerian Dwarf goat?
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Spanish
This breed is also called the Tennessee fainting goat
What is the Myotonic goat?
A mature female that has given birth
What is a doe
The absence of horns in a goat
What is polled?
Saanen goats are best known for producing large amounts of this
What is milk?
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Pygmy
This dairy breed originated in Switzerland and is most commonly chamois in color with black markings on the face, legs, belly, and along the spine
What is the Oberhasli goat?
A castrated male goat
What is a wether
A face shape where the face curves inward and the nose turns up
What is a dished face?
Angora goats are not meat or dairy goats but are raised for this
What is fiber (mohair)?
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Nubian
This fiber goat produces luxurious fibers used in expensive clothing
What is the Cashmere goat?
The term that refers to hair found below the chin of a goat
What is a beard?
A genetic condition that causes some goats to stiffen and fall over when excited
What is myotonia (fainting)? Or fight or flight.
This type of goat is most widely used for commercial meat production in the United States
What is the Boer goat?
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