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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.
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]
The West African Dwarf goat is achondroplastic, with a typical height of 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in). Adult males weigh 20 to 25 kg (44 to 55 lb) and females 18 to 22 kg (40 to 49 lb). Adult males weigh 20 to 25 kg (44 to 55 lb) and females 18 to 22 kg (40 to 49 lb).
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.
Ohio State football enters Week 13 with a game of national importance.. The No. 2 Buckeyes are 12 ½-point favorites against No. 5 Indiana this week in Saturday's game at Ohio Stadium, with the ...
Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs. Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60342-036-5. "Goat Breeds". Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science. 19 January 2021. Introduction to Common Goat Breeds Mother Earth News; Raising Goats for Dummies (Wiley, 2010)
A Springfield, Ohio, resident on his way to work called 911 to report spotting four Haitian migrants snatching geese near a city park just two weeks ago, according to a newly revealed recording.
The American Dairy Goat Association or ADGA is a United States not-for-profit corporation dedicated to dairy goats.Its purpose is to promote the dairy goat industry, by providing and circulating sound information about goats and goat's milk; maintaining and publishing herd books and production records of milk goats; and issuing certificates of registration and recordation; improving and ...