Sheep and Goat breeds

Alpine

• dairy goat

• long lactation (high quantity over long period of time)

• very smart

La mancha

dairy goat

tiny ears

“elf ear” - tiny bit of cartilage

“gopher ear” - no cartilage

high butter fat %

Saanen

• Dairy goat

• from Switzerland

• all white

• “majestic”

Nubian

Dairy goat

Do well in hot climates (african and indian descent)

long ears

used in development of boer goat

East friesian

dairy sheep

most common in US

naturally polled

from germany

Lacaune

dairy sheep

2nd most common in US

Boer goat

• meat goat

• developed in SA

• superior growth rate

• early sexual maturity

• large + heavy muscled

Rambouillet

maternal breed

large, adaptable

common range flock

long breeding season

Delaine-Merino

maternal breed

wool down legs

dense + fine wool

flock instinct, hardy, adaptable

breed year round

maternal breed

used for wool

paternal breed

used for meat

columbia

dual purpose (meat and wool)

Rambouillet x Lincoln

good wool and great carcass

poly pay

finnsheep x rambouillet x dorset x targhee

american black belly

hair sheep

extremely hardy

created from barbado black belly

babies grow super slow

dorper

meat sheep

traditional = white w black head

pure white ones also exist

developed in SA

breed every 8 months

great economic return( ↑output ↓input)

katahdin

true hair sheep

excellent mothering

meat/hair sheep

large

suffolk

meat sheep

black face but not legs

hampshire

meat sheep

black face and legs