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Guides, how-tos and checklists on goat breeds. 57 guides published so far, more added regularly. Need a supplier, vet or service? Try agriculture.directory.

Dairy Goat Breeds

• Alpine Goats: Breed ProfileThe hardy Swiss-French dairy goat with upright ears and many colors.
• Anglo-Nubian Goats: Breed ProfileThe British name for Nubian.
• Barbari Goats: Breed ProfileAn Indian goat.
• Beetal Goats: Breed ProfileA Punjab dairy goat.
• Bionda dell'Adamello Goats: Breed ProfileAn Italian mountain goat.
• British Alpine Goats: Breed ProfileA black goat with white markings.
• Chamois Colored Goats: Breed ProfileA brown Alpine type.
• Damascus Goats: Breed ProfileA Middle Eastern dairy goat.
• Golden Guernsey Goats: Breed ProfileA rare golden goat from the Isle of Guernsey.
• Jamunapari Goats: Breed ProfileA tall Indian dairy goat with a Roman nose.
• Kinder Goats: Breed ProfileA dual-purpose goat made from Pygmy and Nubian.
• LaMancha Goats: Breed ProfileThe nearly earless dairy goat developed in Oregon.
• Malaguena Goats: Breed ProfileA Spanish dairy goat.
• Maltese Goat Goats: Breed ProfileA Maltese dairy goat.
• Mini Alpine Goats: Breed ProfileA miniature dairy goat made from Alpine and Nigerian Dwarf.
• Mini Nubian Goats: Breed ProfileA miniature dairy goat made from Nubian and Nigerian Dwarf.
• Murciana Goats: Breed ProfileA Spanish dairy goat.
• Nigerian Dwarf Goats: Breed ProfileA miniature dairy goat with high-butterfat milk.
• Norwegian Goat Goats: Breed ProfileA Norwegian dairy goat.
• Nubian Goats: Breed ProfileThe long-eared, Roman-nosed dairy goat with rich milk.
• Oberhasli Goats: Breed ProfileA red-bay Swiss dairy goat with a calm nature.
• Peacock Goat Goats: Breed ProfileA Swiss goat.
• Saanen Goats: Breed ProfileThe white Swiss dairy goat with high milk production.
• Sable Goats: Breed ProfileThe colored offspring of Saanen goats, recognized as its own variety.
• Toggenburg Goats: Breed ProfileA brown-and-white Swiss dairy goat and one of the oldest breeds.
• Valais Blackneck Goats: Breed ProfileA Swiss goat with a black front.

Meat Goat Breeds

• Bhuj Goat Goats: Breed ProfileAn Indian goat.
• Black Bengal Goats: Breed ProfileA small, prolific goat from Bengal.
• Boer Goats: Breed ProfileThe South African meat goat with a white body and a red head, built for the market goat ring.
• Chengdu Brown Goats: Breed ProfileA Chinese brown goat.
• Genemaster Goats: Breed ProfileA composite meat goat type developed in the United States.
• Jining Gray Goats: Breed ProfileA Chinese prolific goat.
• Kambing Goats: Breed ProfileThe Malay and Indonesian word for goat used in breed names.
• Kambing Kacang Goats: Breed ProfileAn Indonesian goat.
• Kiko Goats: Breed ProfileA hardy New Zealand meat goat bred for parasite resistance.
• Landrace Goat Goats: Breed ProfileA Nordic goat.
• Ma Tou Goats: Breed ProfileA Chinese meat goat.
• Mubend Goats: Breed ProfileAn Ugandan goat breed.
• Myotonic (Tennessee Fainting) Goats: Breed ProfileThe fainting goat, famed for muscle stiffness when startled.
• Percentage Boer Goats: Breed ProfileCrossbred goats with a recorded percentage of Boer blood.
• Red Sokoto Goats: Breed ProfileA Nigerian goat prized for leather.
• Savanna Goats: Breed ProfileA white South African meat goat related to the Boer.
• Sirohi Goats: Breed ProfileAn Indian goat.
• Spanish Goats: Breed ProfileThe tough brush goat descended from goats brought by Spanish settlers.
• Tennessee Meat Goat Goats: Breed ProfileA name for Myotonic goats raised for meat in Tennessee.

Fiber and Heritage Goat Breeds

• Angora Goats: Breed ProfileThe mohair goat from Turkey that thrives in Texas.
• Arapawa Goats: Breed ProfileA rare goat from Arapawa Island, New Zealand.
• Cashgora Goats: Breed ProfileA fiber goat between Cashmere and Angora.
• Cashmere Goats: Breed ProfileA fiber type, not a single breed, with a soft undercoat.
• Don Goat Goats: Breed ProfileA Russian down goat.
• Liaoning Cashmere Goats: Breed ProfileA Chinese cashmere goat.
• Nigora Goats: Breed ProfileA fiber goat made from Nigerian Dwarf and Angora.
• Orenburg Goat Goats: Breed ProfileA Russian goat used for shawls.
• Pygmy Goats: Breed ProfileThe small, stocky African dwarf goat popular with youth exhibitors.
• Pygora Goats: Breed ProfileA fiber goat made from Pygmy and Angora.
• San Clemente Goats: Breed ProfileA rare feral goat from San Clemente Island, California.
• Zhongwei Goat Goats: Breed ProfileA Chinese fur goat.