Angora Goat

The Angora goat is an interesting creature.  Angora goats are originally from none other than the district of Angora located in Asia Minor.  These goats are so historical they date back to the age of Moses which is back between 1571 and 1451 B.C.  Angora goats are responsible for the production of Mohair which was a highly valued commodity for export back in the early 1900s. 

Over time Angora goats have grown in size, most likely due to being cross bread with other goat blood lines.

The average Angora goat produces roughly 5 pounds of mohair per clipping and is clipped twice a year.  Angora goat meat is considered to be of high quality and it typically marketed as 'Chevon' where most goat meat is generally sold as low grade sheep carcasses.

Anglo-Nubian Goat

The Anglo-Nubian Goat was originally created by breeding British goats with African and Indian Goats.

The Anglo-Nubian goat is a very well rounded goat  great for producing milk, meat and hide!  They don't produce a lot of milk, but since their breeding season is so long they are capable of producing milk nearly all year round.

Anglo-Nubian goats perform very well in hot climates hence they are a very good resource for dairy production in tropical regions of the world.

Their ears are very long and hang close to their heads.  Anglo-Nubians are also very large goats who are quite proud.  Anglo-Nubian goats tend to have quite short hair as well. So if you were looking for a long haired goat, this is not the goat for you!

Antolian Black Goat

Name: Antolian Black Goat

Origination: The Anatolian black goat comes from Turkey.

Size: The Anatolian black goat is of medium size and stature.

Description: The Anatolian black goat is primarily bread for its meat, fiber and milk. They come from the Syrian goat family and are also known as Kil-Keçi, Adi Keçi, Kara Keçi, Kilgoat, Turkish Native.

Colors: Primarily black and sometimes brown, gray or pied.

Cashmere Goats

Breed: Cashmere Goats

Origination: The first cashmere goats were imported from Australia and New Zealand in the late 1980s.

Size: Average goat size.

Description: If you were ever wondering where the famous material cashmere came from, look no furthe. The amazing material comes from the famous Cashmere goat. The average full grown adult buck will produce 2.5 pounds of cashmere fleece per year. Of the fleece only 20% is cashmere.

Altai Mountain Goat

Name: Altai Mountain Goat- Also known as Gornoaltaiiskaya (Russian)

Origination: The Altai Mountain goat is a breed of wool goats formed between 1944 and 1982 in the Gorno-Altai Autonmous region of the former Soviet Union.


Size: Make Altai goats range in weight from 65 to 70 kg and females range from 41 to 44kg.

Description: Altai Mountain goats are uniform in colour, size, conformation and wool production. They have very good meat qualities and are able to fatten very rapidly.

Alpine Goat

Name: Alpine Goat

Origination: The Alpine goat originally comes from the Alps. They predominantly come from Switzerland and France.

Size: Female Apines should be no less than 30 inches tall and no less than 135 lbs. Male alpine goats range from 34 to 40 inches and should not weigh less than 170 pounds.

Description: Both sexes are normally short haired goats however bucks generally have a roach of long hair along thei spine. The beard on the male Alpine goats is rather pronounced. The ears on alpine goats are typically of medium stature, fine textured and erect.

Colors: # Cou Blanc - (coo blanc) literally "white neck" - white front quarters and black hindquarters with black or gray markings on the head.
# Cou Clair - (coo clair) Literally "clear neck" - front quarters are tan, saffron, off-white, or shading to gray with black hindquarters.
# Cou Noir (coo nwah) literally "black neck" - Black front quarters and white hindquarters.
# Sundgau - (sundgow) black with white markings such as underbody, facial stripes, etc.
# Pied - spotted or mottled.
# Chamoisee - (shamwahzay) brown or bay - characteristic markings are black face, dorsal stripe, feet and legs and sometimes a martingale running over the withers and down to the chest. Spelling for male is chamoise.
# Two-tone Chamoisee - light front quarters with brown or grey hindquarters. This is not a cou blanc or cou clair as these terms are reserved for animals with black hindquarters.
# Broken Chamoisee - a solid chamoisee broken with another color by being banded or splashed, etc.
# Any variation in the above patterns broken with white should be described as a broken pattern such as a broken cou blanc.