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Livestock Resources - Goat Breed Profiles
Read our goat breed profiles of some of the most common breeds of goats for hobby farmers.

Different goat breeds offer much to hobby farmers, as dairy goats and meat goats, as fiber goats, pet goats or workers. Hobby Farms profiles of goat breeds offer basic information about some of the most popular and most suitable goats for hobby farmers. Read more to find out which one is best for you.

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Alpine Goat Profile Alpine
Alpine goats excel as dairy animals in commercial operations and on small farms, producing a high volume of milk over a long lactation period.  Their milk has a good protein and butterfat content, lending itself well to cheese production.

Kinder Goat Profile

Kinder
The Kinder goat’s combination of compact size, excellent feed conversion, and high production of quality milk with a high protein and butterfat content makes it a terrific addition to the small farm. 

LaMancha Goat Profile

LaMancha
The only dairy goat breed to be developed in America, the distinctive LaMancha goat probably arose from the short-eared goats that accompanied early Spanish missionaries to California.

Nubian Goat Profile

Nubian 
Often referred to as the “Jersey” of the dairy goat world, the Nubian goat produces a creamy milk with a high butterfat and protein content, ideal for creating cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and soap.

Oberhasli Goat Profile

Oberhasli
Oberhasli produce a sweet-tasting milk with a butterfat content of around 3.5 to 4 percent. Their docile, quiet temperaments and medium size make them a wonderful breed for the farm dairy and for showing.

Pygora Goat Profile

Pygora
The versatile Pygora goat grows one of three types of fleeces for spinners: Type A, Angora, dangles in long, lustrous, curly locks; Type B blends the Angora mohair with the soft Pygmy undercoat, called cashmere; and Type C, the Cashmere type. 

Saanen Goat Profile

Saanen
Saanen (pronounced SAH-nen or SAW-nen) goats originated in the Saanen Valley of the canton of Bern in Switzerland, where they were selected for milking ability, hardiness, and color. Saanen average 1,975 to 2,000 pounds of 3 percent to 4 percent butterfat milk per year.

Savanna Goat Profile

Savanna
Savanna goats are premier meat goats; they produce delicious, mild-tasting chevon and lots of it. While they resemble their Boer cousins in all but coloration, Savannas are hardier, making them ideal goats for low maintenance input operations.

Spanish Goat Profile

Spanish
Some of the Spanish goat's colorful regional names suggest one of their primary uses: they're called "brush goats" and "briar goats" in the Carolinas, "wood goats" in Florida, "Hill goats" in Virginia, and "scrub goats" throughout their original range.

Toggenburg Goat Profile

Toggenburg
Toggenburgs are marvelous dairy goats. A Toggenburg doe, GCH Western-Acres Zephyr Rosemary, currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for giving 9,110 pounds of milk amounting to nearly 1,140 gallons in 365 days.


Coming soon ...
Angora
Boer
Cashmere
Kiko
Myotonic
Nigerian Dwarf
Pygmy
Tennesee Fainting

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