BOER

Africander, South African common

goat
Angora x Indian goat
Meat-type
Physical appearance
Ears: long & pendulous
Horns: short and curved to the
head
Large-frames body
Highly resistant to diseases
Docile
Average daily gain: 200g/day in
feedlot
Extended breeding season - 3
kidding every 2 years

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 BOER

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 Spanish goat

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 Spanish goat
“Brush goat” or “Scrub goat”
Origin: Spain
Meat & brush-clearing type
Physical appearance
Medium-sized and lanky
in body conformation
Horns: long & twisty
Hardy breed can thrive in
difficult environment.
long, of
ten t
horns wisty

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 La Mancha
Origin: Oregon, USA
Dairy breed
Physical appearance
Distinct: gopher ears or elf ears
(what is the difference
between the two?)
Coat: short and glossy
Straight face
All-around sturdy animal that can
withstand harsh environment.
High fat and protein content in milk
Can be milked for two years
without being freshened.

The "gopher ear" is described as follows: an approximate maximum length of one inch but
preferably non-existent and with very little or no cartilage. The end of the ear must be
turned up or down. This is the only type of ear which will make buck eligible for
registration.
The "elf ear" is described as follows: an approximate maximum length of two inches is
allowed, the end of the ear must be turned up or turned down and cartilage shaping the
small ear is allowed.

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 La Mancha

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 Anglo-Nubian
Developed in England
cross between British
goats w/ buck of African
& Indian origin
Meat, milk & hide
heavy milker
high average butter fat
(4-5%)
Physical appearance:
Aristocratic appearance
Roman nose
Pendulous ears

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 Anglo-Nubian

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 Toggenburg Origin: Switzerland (Toggenburg Valley)
Oldest known dairy goat breed
Physical appearance
white ears with dark spot in middle;
two white stripes down the face
from above each eye to the muzzle;
hindlegs white from hocks to
hooves, forelegs whitefrom knees
downward wth dark band
White triangle on either side of the
tail
hair is short or medium
Sturdy, vigorous and alert in
appearance
Excellent udder development & high
milk production
Fat content: 3.7%

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 Alpine Breeds
British-Alphine, French-Alpine
Origin: French Alps
Physical appearance
Ears: medium size, fine textured,
and preferably erect
Hair: short hair, bucks have a
roachof long hair along the
spine
Color: fawn, gray, brown, black,
red, buff, piebald
Straight face, roman nose
Milking breed
Low fat content (3.4%) -
compare to Saanen &
Toggenburg
Peak period of milk productions:
after 4-6wks of kidding
Docile temperament

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 Alpine Breeds

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 Saanen Goat
Origin: Switzerland
Physical appearance:
Medium to large in size
Ears are erect and alertly carried
White or light cream in color
Face: straightor dished
Sensitive to excessive sunlight
Docile, respods quickly to afffection
Best in cooler conditions
Heavy milk producers
3-4% milk fat

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 Saanen Goat

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 Philippine Native Goat
Originated from Katjang breed
Meat poduction
Physical appearance:
fine hair variety: black or
brown and may have a
white belt, usually horned
coarse-hair: cream, tan,
light brown & polled
Small & stocky: 15-30kg

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 Other goat breeds
Pygmy - small, compact and stockily built
Damascus goat - good producer of both milk and meat
Angora - produces the lustrous fibre known as mohair
Jamnapari - both milk and meat
Hejazi - used for the production of meat
Oberhasli - modern American breed of dairy goat
Cashmere - type of goat that produces cashmere wool
Nachi goat - dancing goat breed

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BREEDS
Philippine Native Sheep
Believed to have originated from the
Merino imported during the Spanish
era
White is predominant color, brown
and brown-white also common
Male is generally horned & Roman-
nosed
Female is generally polled, either
straight or Roman-nosed, thin-tailed
Ears erect
Adult weight: 29.6 kg
Merino
Originated in Spain
medium sized animals with very
beautiful appearance
wool sheep breed
strong and hardy animals
need to be shorn at least once a
year because their wool does not
stop growing
Rambouillet
breed of domestic sheep from
France.
white in color, are large and have
an angular, blocky body type.
meatier carcass
horned and polled rams, all ewes
are polled.
strong and hardy animals
Suffolk

originated in southern England

Suffolk is large and has a blocky, muscular
body type
face, ears, and legs are black.
polled, no wool on the head or legs
fine mutton breed; acceptable wool
Oxford
breed originated in south-central England
one of the largest of the medium wool breeds of sheep.
a blocky body type, face, ears, and legs are gray to brown, polled
Wool extends over the poll down to the eye
ewes are prolific and good milkers, and the lambs grow quickly
Barbados Blackbelly
originated on the island of Barbados in
the Caribbean
medium to thick hair coat
brown, tan, or yellow, with black
underparts and black points on the
roman nose, forehead, and inside the
ears
thick covering of hair on the neck down
to the brisket
light carcass
have increased resistance
to internal parasites
Border Leicester
originated from England
large size and blocky body type
White color and polled
No wool on the face and legs
Distinctive Roman nose
Lincoln
originated from
England
White in color.
Large size and has
a blocky body type.
Polled.
Produces a long,
coarse fleece.
Katahdin
originated from Maine, USA
Meat sheep that did not
require shearing” – do not
produce a fleece except in
very cold weather – very thick
coat that is shed in warm
weather
Tolerate humidity, heat,
internal & external parasites
Docile, easily handled
Usually twins
Karakul
oldest breed of domesticated
sheep
a source of milk, meat, tallow,
and wool, a strong fiber that
was felted into fabric or woven
into carpeting
wiry coat
large, angular-bodied breed
color of the face, ears, and
legs is black or brown
St. Croix
also known as Virgin Island
White, White Virgin Islander,
White Virgin Island
：
Color Most sheep are white
with some solid tan, brown,
black or white with brown or
black spots
Rams have a large throat ruff
Both sexes polled