How to identify dairy goat breeds?

When it comes to the breeds of livestock and that too of goats you will find dozens of breeds that are distinguished in terms of milk, meat and fiber (mainly goat fiber is used to make clothing for winters). In order to identify the various types of goat breeds, you need to have a deep knowledge of their characteristics such as color, size as well as ear type.

If you have a knowledge of the above-mentioned characteristics you can easily identify the goats and further look for Australian dairy goat export. Here are a few goats breeds and their features that will help you identify them in the future:

• Saanen Goats:

Saanen Goat is one of the largest breeds of the swiss goat. It is a very solid breed with a balanced appearance having upright ears. When it comes to identity to these breeds you will find them in white color, 90 cm at the withers and weigh around 85 kg.

Saanen Goat produces average milk of 838 kg with 3.2% fat and 2.7% protein. While talking about tolerance these goats cannot tolerate strong sun.

Exporting goat breeds for milk is the same as dairy cattle exports Australia, so let’s moves further with the next dairy goat breed.

• Nubian Goats:

Nubian goats also known as Anglo-Nubians, are the British dairy breeds of goats and are one of the simplest breeds to identify and are known to produce an average 4.5-8% butterfat. When it comes it features, this goat breed has long pendulous ears as well as a curved profile. They are of different colors but mostly found in red and black or tan color.

While the weight of female Nubian is at least 135 pounds and males are around 175 pounds or more. Taking about the height of male Nubian is 90 cm and female around 80 cm.

• Toggenburg Goats:

While looking for Australian goat exports, you can go for Toggenburg goat which is a type of swiss goat. These goats are basically very small as compared to other dairy goat breed i.e an average of 120 pounds and a height of around 80 cm. Taking about features Toggenburgs have straight ears and a stable appearance having a light brown to mouse grey coat color with swiss marking on tail area, lower legs, and face. This breed is very productive with as it yields milk around 740 kg per lactation having 3.56% fat and 2.90% of protein.

Also Read:  All About Australian Dairy Industry 

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