Dairy Goat Breeds + Terminology

process of giving birth

kidding

newborn

kid

immature female

doe kid or doeling

immature male 

buck kid of buckling

mature female

doe

mature(intact) male

buck

castrated male

wether

dairy goat breeds

1. Nubian

2. Alpine

3. Saanen

4. Toggenburg

5. Oberhasli

6. LaMancha

Nubian

Nubian Origin?

North Africa

Nubian color?

black, tan, red, or mix

Nubian ears?

long and droopy ears

Nubian horned?

horned

Nubian traits?

1. dairy production

2. milk fat= 4-7%

Alpine

Alpine origin?

France

Alpine color?

variety of color patterns

Alpine ears?

upright ears

Alpine horns?

horned

Alpine traits?

1. large and rugged

2. dairy production

Saanen

Saanen origin?

Switzerland

Saanen color?

white

Saanen ears?

upright ears

Saanen horns?

horned

Saanen traits?

dairy

Toggenburg

Toggenburg origin?

Switzerland

Toggenburg color?

1. fawn to chocolate w/ white stripes on face

2. white at base of tail and base of ears

3. white on legs

Toggenburg ears?

upright ears

Toggenburg horns?

horned

Toggenburg traits?

dairy production

Oberhasli

Oberhasli origin?

Switzerland

Oberhasli color?

1. chamois = reddish brown body w/ black on legs, head, and tail

2. black stripe down back

Oberhasli ears?

upright ears

Oberhasli hornes?

horned and polled

Oberhasli traits?

dairy production

LaMancha

LaMancha origin?

USA

LaMancha color?

multiple

LaMancha ears?

very short ears

LaMancha horns?

horned

LaMancha traits?

dairy-production