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The LaMancha goat is the only breed of dairy goat developed in the United States. Although it is interesting folk lore and short eared goats do run throughout history, there is not, nor has there ever been, a breed known as the Spanish LaMancha. [7] The Term "American Lamancha" is an ADGA term which denotes a goat that is mostly Lamancha but ...
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.
Goat breeds (especially dairy goats) are some of the oldest defined animal breeds for which breed standards and production records have been kept. Selective breeding of goats generally focuses on improving production of fiber, meat, dairy products or goatskin. Breeds are generally classified based on their primary use, though there are several ...
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Prominent members include sheep and goats, with some other members referred to as goat antelopes. Some earlier taxonomies considered Caprinae a separate family called Capridae (with the members being caprids), but now it is usually considered either a subfamily within the Bovidae, or a tribe within the subfamily Antilopinae of the family ...
Myotonic goats are vigilant animals that are quieter than other goat breeds. [13] Other important differential characteristics of the myotonic goat include their high trainability, stiffness, high quality adaptation to low-input farm land and foraging, and cross-breeding creating hybrids leading to physical strength and good health. [13]
The goats were on a job July 31 on North Alvarado Street in Elysian Heights, clearing brush from a resident's property, when the officers arrived around 11 a.m. The steep hillside lot belongs to ...
The breed originated in the French Alps. 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 ...