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This page presents a list of dairy goat breeds utilized for the production of milk which is either consumed in its original state or used to make different types of cheese. Note that many of those breeds listed below are dual-purpose, meaning that they are also utilized for the production of fiber or meat .
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)
Dairy goat breeds (78 P) F. Feral goats (6 P) Fiber-producing goat breeds (17 P) G. ... Pages in category "Goat breeds" The following 140 pages are in this category ...
This is a list of goat breeds usually considered to have developed in Canada and the United States. The goat is not indigenous to North America, so none of them is exclusively American. The goat is not indigenous to North America, so none of them is exclusively American.
This is a list of the Swiss breeds of goat, [1] ... International name French [2] German [3] Italian [4] ... Swiss cheeses and dairy products;
Mature goats weigh around 61 kg (135 lbs), and are about 76 cm (30 in) tall at the shoulder. Alpine goats can range from white or gray to brown and black. Alpine goats are heavy milkers. The milk can be made into butter, cheese, soap, ice cream or any other dairy product normally made from cow's milk. They are often used for commercial dairy ...
The Toggenburger or Toggenburg is a Swiss breed of dairy goat. Its name derives from that of the Toggenburg region of the Canton of St. Gallen, where it is thought to have originated. It is among the most productive breeds of dairy goat and is distributed world-wide, in about fifty countries in all five inhabited continents. [4]
The Saanen is the largest breed of Swiss goat: [5]: 404 billies stand about 90 cm (35 in) at the withers and weigh a minimum of 85 kg (190 lb). [2] It has white skin and a short white coat; some small pigmented areas may be tolerated. [2] It may be horned or hornless, and tassels may be present. The profile may be straight or somewhat concave ...