Meat and Fiber Goat Breeds + Terminology

meat goat breeds

1. Boer

2. Kiko

3. Spanish

4. TN Fainting

fiber goat breeds

1. angora

2. cashmere

Boer

Boer origin?

South Africa

Boer color?

white and red

Boer ears?

long and droopy ears

Boer horns?

horned

Boer traits?

meat-production

Kiko

Kiko origin?

New Zealand

Kiko color?

all colors possible, white=dominant and most common

Kiko ears?

short ears

Kiko horns?

horned

Kiko traits?

1. meat-production

2. selected for survivability and weight gain in mountain conditions

Spanish

Spanish origin?

hardy “brush” goat —> descendants of feral goats introduced by Spanish explorers

Spanish color?

multicolor

Spanish ears

medium ears

Spanish horns?

horned

Spanish traits?

meat production

Tennesse Fainting Goat

Tennesse Fainting Goat origin?

Tennesse

Tennesse Fainting Goat color?

multicolored

Tennesse Fainting Goat ears?

airplane ears

Tennesse Fainting Goat horns?

horned

Tennesse Fainting Goat traits?

1. meat production

2. large frame and heavy muscled

3. inherited condition: when frightened or excited —> muscles stiffen or lock up and they fall over and lie for a few seconds

Angora

Angora origin?

Turkey

Angora color?

white

Angora ears?

droopy ears

Angora horns?

horned or polled

Angora traits?

1. mohair production

2. long locks of mohair cover body —> fleece grows 6-12 in/year = shorten 2x/year

3. meat production

4. control brush

cashmere

soft down or fiber fro the undercoats of non-angora goats(no true breed)