Goats: Breeds and characteristics

Here's a guide to learn more the world of goats

There are about 30 races. Each goat has different characteristics can be goat's milk, goat meat or goat wool.

The Goat or Capra, who have attributed a distinction of representation. In the West especially in ancient Greece known as the goat represented the fertility of the harvest, so the god Pan. "

These are all species and subspecies of goat

Capra aegagrus - common wild
Capra aegagrus aegagrus-Bezoar
Capra aegagrus blythi - Sindh desert
Capra aegagrus chialtanensis-de Chialtan
Capra aegagrus creticus - Wild Crete or Kri-Kri
Aegagrus Capra hircus - domestic (traditional C. hircus)
Capra aegagrus turcmenica - bearded Turkestan
Capra caucasica - West Caucasian Tur
Capra cylindricornis - East Caucasian Tur
Capra falconeri - markhor
Capra falconeri heptnerni - Bukhara markhor
Capra falconeri chialtanensis - markhor of Chialtan
Capra falconeri megaceros - straight-horned markhor
Capra falconeri jerdoni - Suleiman markhor
Capra ibex - Alpine Ibex
Capra Nubian - Nubian Goat
Ibex - Ibex
Capra pyrenaica hispanica - Levantine ibex
Capra pyrenaica lusitanica - Portuguese ibex or Mueyu († 1892)
Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica - wild goat of the Pyrenees or Bucardo († 2000)
Capra pyrenaica victoriae - Gredos ibex
Capra sibirica - Siberian Ibex
Capra sibirica alaiana - Ibex in Kyrgyzstan
Capra sibirica hagenbecki - Mongolian Ibex
Capra sibirica hemalayanus - Himalayan Ibex
Capra sibirica Sakeen - Kashmir Ibex
Capra sibirica sibirica - the Altai Ibex
Capra wali - Ethiopian ibex

Here are the best known goats

ALPINE GOAT

The Swiss Alps are home. Most of them are white with black, white and brown, but can you got other colors.

The ears are erect and his horns are medium and lean back. The objective of this goat milk production.

GOAT ANGLONUBIAN

This breed of goat has its origin in the United Kingdom, is a breed of goat milk production with high amounts of fat.
These animals are thin and of medium size, with long ears, wide and falls, the hair is short and the color can be black, tan and red, although it is common that these colors are spotted with white. Their milk has a high fat content, making it excellent for cheese production.

ANGORA GOAT

They have their origin in Angora (Asia Minor). The main feature is her hair or mohair, which is very similar to wool in chemical composition, but differs in that it is thinner and smooth.

BOER

It is also known as Africander / Afrikander, South African common goat. Boer is an improved native type with influence of some European breeds, Angora goats and goats Indicas.

The white gene of his body is his dominant characteristic. BOER Another variety is the brown coat, color coat that is completely uniform throughout the body. The BOER are sturdy, good height, short hair, long ears and horned head.

The Boer meat is excellent, no cholesterol and fat concentrated extract is significantly lower than that of beef.

Saanen goat

This breed originated in Switzerland in the mountains, the Saanen Valley. It is considered the quintessential DAIRY goat breed.

Has Ears short, straight horns may or may not. His coat is white, thin skin tronpa pink spots may also appear black on ears and udders.

Its development is better in cold climates because they are sinsibles heat for their white color that can not withstand the sun's radiation.