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FRENCH ALPINE

  • Distinction: Both sexes are short-haired, bucks have a roach of long hair along the spine

  • Size: Medium to large

  • Matured Female: stand 30” at withers, 135 lbs (61.23 kg)

  • Matured Male: stand 34-40” at withers, 170 lbs (77.11 kg)

<ul><li><p><strong>Distinction: </strong>Both sexes are short-haired, bucks have a roach of long hair along the spine</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><strong>Size:</strong> Medium to large</p></li><li><p><strong>Matured Female: </strong>stand<strong> </strong>30” at withers, 135 lbs (61.23 kg)</p></li><li><p><strong>Matured Male: </strong>stand 34-40” at withers, 170 lbs (77.11 kg)</p></li></ul><p></p>
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FRENCH ALPINE

Excellent milkers, have large & well-shaped udders with well-placed teats

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Alpine Color Terms in French: White neck

Cou Blanc

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Alpine Color Terms in French: Clear neck

Cou Clair

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Alpine Color Terms in French: Black neck

Cou Noir

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Alpine Color Terms in French: Black with white markings

Sundgau

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Alpine Color Terms in French: Spotted or mottled

Pied

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Alpine Color Terms in French: Bay/Brown

  • Chamoisee (Female),

  • Chamoise (Male)

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Alpine Color Terms: Two Types of Chamoisee

  • Two-tone Chamoisee

  • Broken Chamoisee

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Alpine Color Terms: Broken Pattern of Black Neck

Broken Cou Blanc

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BRITISH ALPINE

  • Facts: Perform poorly in humid regions. Good milk producers with average 4% fat yield. Tendency to good winter milking and extended lactation period.

  • Distinction: Black with white markings; Tall, rangy, and graceful

<ul><li><p><strong>Facts:</strong> Perform poorly in humid regions. Good milk producers with average 4% fat yield. Tendency to good winter milking and extended lactation period.</p></li><li><p><strong>Distinction:</strong> Black with white markings; Tall, rangy, and graceful</p></li></ul><p></p>
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LA MANCHA

  • Origin: US

  • Crossbreed: Spanish Short-eared goat x Purebred Swiss breed

  • Distinction: Short or total lack of external ears

<ul><li><p><strong>Origin:</strong> US</p></li><li><p><strong>Crossbreed: </strong>Spanish Short-eared goat x Purebred Swiss breed</p></li><li><p><strong>Distinction:</strong> Short or total lack of external ears</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Two Types of La Mancha ears

  • Gopher

  • Elf

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Allowable length of each La Mancha ear types

  • Gopher - 1 in.

  • Elf - 2 in.

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ANGLO-NUBIAN

  • Fact: High quality and high milk fat percentage

  • Qualities: Large, proud, and graceful dairy goat

  • Distinction: Long drooping ears, convex (roman) noses

  • Origin: Oriental Origin

<ul><li><p><strong>Fact: </strong>High quality and high milk fat percentage</p></li><li><p><strong>Qualities:</strong> Large, proud, and graceful dairy goat</p></li><li><p><strong>Distinction:</strong> Long drooping ears, convex (roman) noses</p></li><li><p><strong>Origin:</strong> Oriental Origin</p></li></ul><p></p>
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OBERHASLI

  • Appearance: Medium, vigorous, alert

  • Distinction: Straight face, two black stripes down the face, forehead nearly all black, below the knees.

  • Color markings: Chamois and black color

<ul><li><p><strong>Appearance:</strong> Medium, vigorous, alert</p></li><li><p><strong>Distinction:</strong> Straight face, two black stripes down the face, forehead nearly all black, below the knees.</p></li><li><p><strong>Color markings:</strong> Chamois and black color</p></li></ul><p></p>
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SAANEN

  • Fact: Roman nose is discriminated against

  • Color markings: White/Light cream

  • Qualities: Medium to large with rugged bone

  • Distinction: Medium and erected ears; Feminine look

<ul><li><p><strong>Fact:</strong> Roman nose is discriminated against</p></li><li><p><strong>Color markings:</strong> White/Light cream</p></li><li><p><strong>Qualities: </strong>Medium to large with rugged bone </p></li><li><p><strong>Distinction:</strong> Medium and erected ears; Feminine look</p></li></ul><p></p>
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TOGGENBURG

  • Qualities: Medium, sturdy, vigorous

  • Distinction: White-markings appearing two striped on the face from eye to nose area, outer edge of the ear, and pin bone area

<ul><li><p><strong>Qualities:</strong> Medium, sturdy, vigorous</p></li><li><p><strong>Distinction:</strong> White-markings appearing two striped on the face from eye to nose area, outer edge of the ear, and pin bone area</p></li></ul><p></p>
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WHITE SHORT-HAIRED GOAT

  • Distinction: Pure white and short-haired (no other colors allowed)

  • Qualities: Strong but fine boned. deep and long body, long-legged

  • Matured Female: Stand 72-80 cm, 120-150 lbs.

  • Matured Male:

<ul><li><p><strong>Distinction:</strong> Pure white and short-haired (no other colors allowed)</p></li><li><p><strong>Qualities: </strong>Strong but fine boned. deep and long body, long-legged</p></li><li><p><strong>Matured Female: </strong>Stand 72-80 cm, 120-150 lbs.</p></li><li><p><strong>Matured Male:</strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
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WHITE SHORT-HAIRED GOAT

Similar to Saanen in appearance, 75-80% are hornless

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