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ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS

BREEDS OF GOAT & SHEEP

Dr. Manuel Paulo Granadozin Jr.

BREEDS OF DAIRY GOATS

BREEDS OF DAIRY GOATS BREEDS OF DAIRY GOATS

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ALPINE ALPINE

• Country of Origin: France

– Purebred (French) Alpines: the original type from the French Alps
– American Alpines: Alpines with other genetic influences after their
introduction to the United States.

Medium to large sized breed of domestic goat known for its

very good milking ability

Color and Markings: Alpine goats can range from white or

gray to brown and black. They have no set colours or markings
(although certain markings are discriminated against). They
have horns, a straight profile and erect ears.

hardy, adaptable animals that thrive in any climate while

maintaining good health and excellent production.

ALPINE LA MANCHA

Country of Origin: Spain

Lamancha goats are perhaps the most distinctive goat breed;

easily recognizable by their very short ear pinnae.
They are also known for their high milk production, and the
comparatively high butterfat content in their milk.

Color and Markings: Lamancha goats may be any color

known to occur in goats

LA MANCHA LA MANCHA

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NUBIAN NUBIAN

Country of Origin: UK
distinguishing characteristics include large, pendulous ears
and a "Roman" nose.

Color and Markings: Large in size and carries more flesh

than other dairy breeds. Markings can be any color, the ears
are long, pendulous and floppy.

The Nubian temperament is sociable, outgoing, and vocal.

Because of its elongated ears and sleek body, the Nubian has
a variety of nicknames, including "Lop-eared Goat", "Rabbit
Goat", "Long-eared Goat" and "Greyhound Goat".[3

NUBIAN OBENHASLI

Country of Origin: Switzerland

The Oberhasli (also known as the Oberhasli Brienzer) is a
dairy breed developed in the mountainous cantons of Bern,
Freiburg, Glarus, and Graubunden in Switzerland.

Color and Markings: The coloring of the breed is called

"chamoisée" or "chamoisee" for its perceived resemblance to
the colors of the wild Alpinechamois.

The coat is bay or mid-brown, with black markings consisting

of two black facial stripes through the eyes to the muzzle, a
black forehead, a black dorsal stripe or mule stripe, and black
belly and lower limbs. Does, but not bucks, may also be solid
black

OBENHASLI
OBENHASLI

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SAANEN SAANEN

Country of Origin: Switzerland

Saanens are the largest and one of the calmest of the dairy
breeds. Consider as the “Queen of Dairy Goats”
Color and Markings: White in color

They are large, white goats with upright ears and originally
grown in Switzerland. Saanen goats are heavy producers but
their milk is low in butterfat as compared to other dairy goats.

SAANEN TOGGENBERG

Country of Origin
Toggenburg They are the oldest breed of dairy goats having
medium-sized body.

Color and Markings: They come in various colors ranging from

fawn to dark chocolate brown with white marks on the body.

They are commonly raised for producing milk which is usually used
to make cheese. However, their milk contains only 3.3% of butterfat.

TOGGENBERG TOGGENBERG

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NIGERIAN DWARF NIGERIAN DWARF

Country of Origin

Color and Markings:

Nigerian Dwarf goat is a miniature dairy goat breed. Nigerian Dwarf
goats are popular as hobby goats due to their easy maintenance and
small stature.
Nigerian Dwarfs give a surprising quantity of milk for their size. They
are thus ideal milk goats for most families.
Their milk has a higher butterfat content than milk from full-sized
dairy goats, making Nigerian Dwarf goat milk excellent for cheese
and soap making
Nigerian Dwarfs are gentle and easily trainable goats.

NIGERIAN DWARF BOER/ AFRICANDER

Country of Origin: South Africa

Color and Markings: Predominently white with red head but

some solid red exist

Meat type

BOER/ AFRICANDER
BOER/ AFRICANDER

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LANDRACE LANDRACE

Country of Origin: Finland

Finnish Landrace, The Finnish Landrace, also called the Finngoat

(Finnish: Suomenvuohi), is a landrace breed of goat originating in
western Finland.

Color and Markings: The breed can come in a variety of colors

but is usually grey, pied, or white, and both horned and polled
individuals occur

PYGMY GOAT
LANDRACE

Country of Origin: Africa

Color and Markings: Full coat of straight, medium-long hair;

All colors are acceptable; muzzle, forehead, eyes and ears are
accented in tones ligher than the dark portion of the body

Make good pet

Miscellaneous type

PYGMY GOAT
PYGMY GOAT

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LEICESTER LONGWOOL

Country of Origin: UK

Leicester (pronounced "lester") Longwool is a sheep

breed with a long and interesting history. they are also
called Leicester, Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester,
Improved Leicester, Leicester Longwool, and New
Leicester. They were originally developed by 18th-
century breeding innovator Robert Bakewell.

Color and Markings: Leicester Longwool Sheep A long,

healthy, lustrous coat which falls in ringlets, ease of
feeding, valuable meat supply and quick maturation are
the sheep's breed traits.

LEICESTER
LEICESTER
LONGWOOL
LONGWOOL

BORDER LEICESTER BORDER

LEICESTER
Country of Origin: UK

Developed in 1757 from crossing Cheviot ewe and

Leicester Longwool ram

Retains the roman nose of the Cheviot

Color and Markings: Easily recognize: No wool on face

and legs, Roman nose, erect ears

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BORDER LEICESTER
BLUE FACED LEICESTER

Country of Origin: UK

Color and Markings:They have curly threadlike wool which

makes it considerably lighter than others. Some fleeces only
weigh 1 to 3 kg (2.2 to 6.6 lb). These particular kind of sheep
have no wool on the head or neck, although the pattern and
shape of the wool is most like the Wensleydale.

Bluefaced Leicesters are recognisable through their Roman

noses, which have a dark blue skin which can be seen through
the white hair, hence the name

The wool of the Blue Faced Leicester sheep is regarded as

Britain's most luxurious fibre

BLUE- FACED LEICESTER

BLUE- FACED
LEICESTER

MERINO MERINO

Country of Origin: Spain

The Merino is an economically influential breed

of sheep prized for its wool

Merinos are regarded as having some of the finest and softest

wool of any sheep.

Merino need to be shorn at least once a year because their

wool does not stop growing. If the coat is allowed to grow, it
can cause heat stress, mobility issues, and blindness.

an excellent forager and very adaptable.

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RAMBOUILLET RAMBOUILLET

Country of Origin: France

The largest and strongest of the fine-wool sheep 18.4 and 20.5
Microns.

Rambouillets bunch up tightly to sleep, which gives them a

higher degree of protection from predators than breeds that
spread out when resting.
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SUFFOLK SUFFOLK

Country of Origin: England

Suffolk sheep are a black-faced, open-faced breed

of domestic sheep raised primarily for meat.

They are a large breed of sheep. They have black faces

and legs, a large frame, and are highly muscular

*Spider lamb syndrome is most common in the Suffolk

breed.

*homozygous recessive disorder affecting the growth

of cartilage and bone in sheep. It is a semi-lethal trait

SUFFOLK SUFFOLK

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ROMNEY ROMNEY

Country of Origin: England

The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh sheep but

generally referred to by the local farmers as the Kent

Color and Markings: A Romney can be either colored or white.

The Romney is in general an open-faced breed with long wool that

grows over the legs in full. Romney breed standards are not identical
across all countries, but have much in common

HAMPSHIRE HAMPSHIRE

Country of Origin: England

Color and Markings: White, both sexes are polled

Mainly used for meat production. The resultant mutton had

a desirable proportion of fat and lean, and was juicy and
fine flavoured; the lambs were largeand were usually
dropped early and fed for market.

DORSET DORSET

Country of Origin: England

Known mostly for its prolific lambing. It has been known to

produce two lambing seasons per year: bred in May for lambs
finished by the holidays, and bred again immediately after the
first lambing to produce again in March or April.

Color and Markings: Fleece is very white, strong, close and

free from dark fiber

Both horned and polled Dorsets are all white sheep and medium
size having good body length and muscle conformation to
produce a desirable carcass.

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DANNISH LANDRACE DANISH LANDRACE

Country of Origin: Denmark

The Danish Landrace sheep is a rather small and light

breed. They are a very hardy breed and is thought to have
survived only because they do well in the harsh climate and
nutrient poor lands of the dune heaths of western Jutland.

No other sheep breed can compete with them in this

particular habitat, but they require large areas to roam and
are a quite wild breed by nature.

Color and Markings: The face and tail of the sheep are
spotted brown, but they are predominantly white. [4]

FINNISH LANDRACE FINNISH LANDRACE

Country of Origin: Finland

The Finnish Landrace, Finn or Finnsheep is a breed

of domestic sheep native to Finland

Color and Markings: Markings such as white stockings, tail

tips, white crown or facial markings including the panda-like
eyespot pattern, are common in colored Finnsheep The wool
has a soft handle, a moderate crimp and a high luster.

notable for its high incidence of multiple births – it is common

for a ewe to have three, four, or even five lambs at once.

The lambs are often small, but are vigorous at birth and grow
well

SPÆLSAU / OLD NORWEGIAN SHORT TAIL OLD NORWEGIAN SHORT TAIL

LANDRACE LANDRACE
Country of Origin: Norway

Color and Markings: Wool colours include black and white but
common among older types (Gamalnorsk and Villsau) are many
variations and shades of grey (known as `blue`) and brown (known
as `red`)

Originally it is compact and lightly built and does not need much
concentrated food. The meat has relatively little fat. The Spælsau
gives rich milk, has a strong flock instinct, and manages well
outdoors most of the year.

This breed is raised primarily for meat. It gives milk and meat of
good quality

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KARAKUL
KARAKUL

Country of Origin: Persia (Asia)

The Karakul sheep breed is a fat tailed sheep that is possibly the
oldest of the domesticated sheep, dating back to 1400 B.C. in
Persia

Fat tailed sheep are about 25 percent of the world sheep

population and have a distinctive taste.

Karakul sheep are found in very arid regions of Africa, the Middle
East, and Asia. Extremely hardy, they are raised for meat, milk,
pelts, and wool.

CROSSBRED WOOL BREEDS

Breed Origin Notes

Columbia USA Lincoln ram X Rambouillet ewe
Corriedale New Zealand Lincoln and Leicester ram X
Merino ewe

Panama USA Rambouillet rams X Lincoln ewe

Romeldale USA Romney rams X Rambouillet
ewes
Targhee USA Rambouillet rams X Corriedale-
Lincoln-Rambouillet ewes

Southdale USA Southdown X Corriedales

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