{ "generated": "2026-09-13", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/", "source": "https://whichgoat.com/sources/", "retrieval_date_range": { "min": "2026-09-05", "max": "2026-09-07" }, "breed_count": 28, "breeds": [ { "slug": "alpine", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "alpine", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Alpine", "display_name": "Alpine", "slug": "alpine", "aliases": [ "French Alpine", "Alpine Dairy Goat" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "FR" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: 'The French Alpine originated in France', selected there for greater uniformity, size and production than the Swiss stock it came from." }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "ADGA", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Goat Society", "abbreviation": "AGS", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "mini-alpine", "name": "Mini Alpine", "why_confused": "Mini Alpine carries the Alpine name and much of its look, so buyers searching \"mini alpine goat\" often do not know whether it is a small Alpine or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Alpine is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 30 in (doe) and 32 in (buck). 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a Roman nose is discriminated against." }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Distinctive French color-pattern nomenclature (cou blanc, chamoisee, sundgau, pied etc.)", "Long lactations with large, well-shaped udders", "Larger and more rangy than the other Swiss-type dairy breeds" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "reported", "value": 2715, "unit": "lb", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://queries.uscdcb.com/publish/dhi/current/ha8.html", "title": "2021 DHI Goat Herd Averages - CDCB", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "CDCB's 2021 DHI herd-average table gives 2,473 lb milk for Alpine (52 herds, 1,730 doe-years), about 9% below Penn State's 2,715 lb 2019 average -- close enough to read as corroborating rather than conflicting. 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"low": 3.3, "high": 3.3, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "protein_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 2.9, "high": 2.9, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", 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Texas and California producers favor horns.'" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Long, lustrous ringlet-forming mohair fleece", "Both sexes horned, bucks with pronounced spiraled horns", "Sheared twice yearly rather than once" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.aagba.org/_files/ugd/28e8e6_93c7c2f8e76c4955b63c734ee006989b.pdf", "source_title": "The American Angora Goat Breeders Association Breed Standard For Angora Goats", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked or recorded as a dairy breed." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AAGBA", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AAGBA", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a fiber breed, not for meat." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "mohair", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.aagba.org/_files/ugd/28e8e6_93c7c2f8e76c4955b63c734ee006989b.pdf", "source_title": "The American Angora Goat Breeders Association Breed Standard For Angora Goats", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "reported", "low": 12, "high": 35, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_title": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "UNL: does 12-20 lb/year, bucks 20-35 lb/year; range here spans both sexes." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "reported", "low": 20, "high": 40, "unit": "micron", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/angora-goats", "source_title": "Angora Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "staple_length": { "status": "reported", "low": 4, "high": 6, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://sanangelo.tamu.edu/files/2011/11/AngoraGoatandMohairProduction_21.pdf", "source_title": "Angora Goat and Mohair Production, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Staple length of mohair should be greater than 4 inches but less than 6 inches' for optimal worsted processing, at a typical growth of ~1in/month between the two annual shearings." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "reported", "value": 2, "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_title": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Goats should be sheared in mid-September and again in mid-March.'" }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Mohair is a single-coat fleece; down percentage is a cashmere/cashgora-specific measure that does not apply." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "reported", "low": 1, "high": 2, "unit": "kids", "bound": "typical", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_title": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Mostly single births; 'possibly 15 to 20 percent will bear twins' and triplets occur occasionally. Less prolific than sheep." }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 120, "high": 140, "unit": "percent", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_title": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Rate among nannies that did kid; a high proportion of nannies fail to conceive or kid at all in a given year." }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "seasonal", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/angora-goats", "source_title": "Angora Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Normal breeding season is from late September into December.'", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://www.aagba.org/about", "title": "About Us | American Angora Goat Breeder's Association", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "AAGBA (Angora's own tier-1 association): breeding season is 'generally during the months of August through November.' Both sources agree it's genuinely seasonal; month ranges differ slightly (Aug-Nov vs late Sep-Dec), plausibly regional, not a contradiction." } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "reported", "low": 12, "high": 13, "unit": "months", "bound": "typical", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_title": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Fewer than 50 percent of our Angora kids... kidded at 12 to 13 months of age', reflecting typical first-kidding age; males reach sexual maturity earlier, around 6-7 months. Kept as primary (tier 2 beats tier 3) over Merck's later 18-30 month range, recorded below as an alternate.", "conflict": true, "conflict_on": [ "low", "high" ], "alternates": [ { "low": 18, "high": 30, "unit": "months", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/management-of-reproduction-goats/puberty-and-estrus-in-goats", "source_title": "Puberty and Estrus in Goats | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck: Angora kids 'are frequently not bred until they are 1½-2½ years old' -- a substantially later, wider range than UNL's 12-13 month figure. UNL's figure describes age at kidding (implying an earlier breeding age given ~5-month gestation), while Merck states age at breeding directly; the two may not be measuring quite the same event, flagged rather than resolved." } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "reported", "low": 55, "high": 55, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/angora-goats", "source_title": "Angora Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Young does should weigh at least 55 pounds (sheared weight)' before breeding; mature does at least 75 lb going into breeding. Kept as primary (tier 2 beats tier 3 per the tier ladder) over Merck's separately-stated 27 kg (~59.5 lb) minimum, recorded below as an alternate.", "conflict": true, "conflict_on": [ "low" ], "alternates": [ { "low": 59.5, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/management-of-reproduction-goats/puberty-and-estrus-in-goats", "source_title": "Puberty and Estrus in Goats | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck: 'Angora kids should weigh a minimum of 27 kg (59.5 lb)...' Converted from the source's kg figure." } ], "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://www.aagba.org/about", "title": "About Us | American Angora Goat Breeder's Association", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "AAGBA (tier 1, not an accepted source tier for weight_at_first_breeding per SCHEMA.md's tiers 2/3 restriction): 'Yearling does should weigh at least 60 pounds before breeding' -- closely corroborates the 55-59.5 lb range from the two accepted-tier sources." } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AAGBA", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "tags": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AAGBA", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AAGBA", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AAGBA", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AAGBA", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "low", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/angora-goats.html", "source_title": "Angora Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "OSU (tier 4): 'The Angora is among the most delicate of our domesticated animals... it cannot withstand cold wet rains immediately after shearing.' OSU also notes the mature goat 'is a fairly hardy animal when in full hair' -- the vulnerability is concentrated at birth and around shearing, but the overall characterization leans toward low hardiness, not high." }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/angora-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "moderate", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_title": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Goats with 2 inches of hair growth can tolerate sub-zero temperatures' but 'are not as immune to cold as sheep', and sudden cold snaps right after shearing have caused 10-20% mortality; recorded as moderate given this shearing-timed vulnerability.", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://www.aagba.org/about", "title": "About Us | American Angora Goat Breeder's Association", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "AAGBA (tier 1): sheared Angoras 'can freeze to death in cold, damp weather' for 'up to 6 weeks after shearing,' preventable with sheds/nutrition. Same specific post-shearing window as UNL's figure, not a broader cold-tolerance claim; read as corroborating." } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/angora-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "reported", "value": "low", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_title": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Very susceptible to the same internal parasites as sheep. They have less ability to build up an immunity to Haemonchus contortus... than sheep.'" }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "reported", "value": "moderate", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/angora-goats.html", "source_title": "Angora Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "OSU (tier 4): under 'A Valuable Foraging Animal', the Angora is described as having 'a grazing habit which has made it very adaptable' and able to 'make economic returns on land unsuitable for usual agriculture' by consuming browse. Genuine browsing ability, but not the 'outstanding' register OSU reserves for dedicated brush-clearing breeds, so recorded as moderate rather than high." }, "housing_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Sheared twice a year, Angoras can freeze to death in cold, damp weather for up to six weeks afterward unless they're given shed shelter and adequate nutrition.", "own_words": true, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.aagba.org/about", "source_title": "About Us | American Angora Goat Breeder's Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AAGBA (tier 1, supersedes the OSU tier 4 source previously cited here): sheared Angoras 'can freeze to death in cold, damp weather' for 'up to 6 weeks after shearing,' prevented by sheds and adequate nutrition. OSU separately noted newborn kids also need cold/damp protection -- a related but distinct sub-topic, kept as context only." }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AAGBA", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/about", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "AAGBA's about page (checked directly for this pass) covers shearing, cold-exposure and breeding-season management but states nothing about fencing specifically." } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "High susceptibility to internal parasites (Haemonchus contortus / stomach worms)", "Coccidiosis" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_title": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AAGBA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AAGBA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AAGBA", "url": "https://www.aagba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 3000, "unit": "head", "as_of": "1990", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/extensionhist/240", "source_title": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "This figure is a 1990 Midwest-region estimate ('fewer than 3,000 Angora goats' in that region), not a current national total; flagged as dated." } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "RP375 Angora Goats in the Midwest, UNL Extension", "url": "https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/extensionhist/article/1240/&path_info=rp375.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "UNL notes only a comparative claim ('continue to produce 2 to 4 years longer than sheep'), not an absolute lifespan range." } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Angora 001.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angora_001.jpg", "licence": "PD", "author": "Ltshears - Trisha M Shears", "attribution_string": "Photo: Ltshears - Trisha M Shears, PD, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Angora goat, close-up portrait showing its curly mohair fleece and horns", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1600, "height": 1200 } } } }, { "slug": "boer", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "boer", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Boer", "display_name": "Boer", "slug": "boer", "aliases": [ "Boer 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"breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": {}, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "meat", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/boer-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "large", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Classified 'large' on ABGA's own mature weights (does 190-230 lb, bucks 200-340 lb), which substantially exceed standard dairy-breed ranges (~130-175 lb)." }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 190, "high": 230, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/boer-goats.html", "title": "Boer Goats | Oklahoma State University", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "OSU (tier 4, not citable here) independently gives ~200-225 lb for does." } ] }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 200, "high": 340, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA Breed Standards (governing documents)", "url": "https://www.abga.org/governing-documents/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA Breed Standards (governing documents)", "url": "https://www.abga.org/governing-documents/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/American-Boer-Goat-Association-Breed-Standards-01-01-2017.pdf", "source_title": "American Boer Goat Association Breed Standards (ABGA document, PVAMU-hosted copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA Breed Standards (PVAMU-hosted copy)", "url": "https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/American-Boer-Goat-Association-Breed-Standards-01-01-2017.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "white body with red head", "red", "solid colors (paint-registerable)" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ABGA: 'commonly a goat with a white body and a red head', with additional color patterns accepted in separate herd books." }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA Breed Standards (PVAMU-hosted copy)", "url": "https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/American-Boer-Goat-Association-Breed-Standards-01-01-2017.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "pendulous" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/American-Boer-Goat-Association-Breed-Standards-01-01-2017.pdf", "source_title": "American Boer Goat Association Breed Standards (ABGA document, PVAMU-hosted copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ABGA: 'Ears should be smooth and pendulous with no folds at the base of the ear.'" }, "horn_status": { "status": "reported", "value": "horned", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/American-Boer-Goat-Association-Breed-Standards-01-01-2017.pdf", "source_title": "American Boer Goat Association Breed Standards (ABGA document, PVAMU-hosted copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Full-blood standard requires horns (polled/dehorned are disqualifying faults in that herd book); ABGA's Percentage herd books separately allow polled or disbudded animals." }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "convex", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/American-Boer-Goat-Association-Breed-Standards-01-01-2017.pdf", "source_title": "American Boer Goat Association Breed Standards (ABGA document, PVAMU-hosted copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Standard calls for a 'Roman nose' described as 'a gentle curve' — a convex profile." }, "wattles": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA Breed Standards (PVAMU-hosted copy)", "url": "https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/American-Boer-Goat-Association-Breed-Standards-01-01-2017.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "blue_eyes": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA Breed Standards (PVAMU-hosted copy)", "url": "https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/American-Boer-Goat-Association-Breed-Standards-01-01-2017.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "White body with contrasting red head", "Roman-nosed head with dark, moderate-length backward-curving horns", "Unusually high dressed carcass weight percentage among mutton breeds, per ABGA" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked commercially; the doe's milk is used only to rear kids." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/boer-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "OSU (tier 4, not citable here) reports feedlot gains of 0.3-0.44 lb/day, but that source tier is not permitted for this field; no tier 2/3 source with a breed-specific figure was found." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "ABGA states qualitatively that Boer has an unusually high dressed weight percentage compared with other mutton breeds, but publishes no number." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "ABGA states the Boer has an unusually high dressed carcass weight percentage among mutton breeds, reflecting its purpose-built meat conformation.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "muscling_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "ABGA's breed standard calls for a boldly three-dimensional body (long, deep, wide) with heavy muscling from shoulder through hip and a well-muscled, wide loin.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/American-Boer-Goat-Association-Breed-Standards-01-01-2017.pdf", "source_title": "American Boer Goat Association Breed Standards (ABGA document, PVAMU-hosted copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Short smooth coat; not a fiber breed." }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/boer-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "OSU (tier 4, not citable here) reports weaning rates over 160% and an ovulation rate averaging 1.7 eggs/doe, but not a discrete kids-per-litter figure from an acceptable tier." }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/boer-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "OSU (tier 4, not citable here) cites a common 200% kidding rate and weaning rates over 160%, but that source tier is not permitted for this field." }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/boer-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "OSU (tier 4, not citable here) describes 'an extended breeding season making possible 3 kids every 2 years'." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/boer-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "reported", "low": 70, "high": 70, "unit": "lb", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/management-of-reproduction-goats/puberty-and-estrus-in-goats", "source_title": "Puberty and Estrus in Goats | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck names Boer directly: 'Larger goat breeds (eg, Nubian, LaMancha, Boer, and Saanen) can be safely bred when approximately 70 lb (32 kg).' Applied only to the four breeds Merck names; not extended by inference to any other breed." } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ABGA describes the breed as 'Docile' directly, mapping to the docile band." }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "gentle" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed, so the only accepted source tier for this field does not exist for Boer." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ABGA: 'Exceptional hardiness allows for high resistance to disease, making it one of the hardiest livestock breeds.'" }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ABGA: adaptable to 'a wide range of climates,' can 'survive in arid regions where other small stock cannot, even with limited access to drinking water.' Mapped to heat_tolerance since arid/limited-water conditions are heat/drought-related; humidity and cold stay not_found." }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_title": "Characteristics and Anatomy of the Boer Goat | ABGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ABGA (tier 1, supersedes the OSU tier 4 source previously cited here): Boers 'consume browse that other livestock overlook, clearing undergrowth... even in difficult terrain,' and navigate 'mountainous areas and dense shrubbery with ease.' Stronger than OSU's 'moderate'-supporting wording, so raised to high.", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/boer-goats.html", "title": "Boer Goats | Oklahoma State University", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "OSU (tier 4, no longer the primary citation): 'used very effectively in South Africa in combination with cattle due to its browsing ability and limited impact on the grass cover' -- consistent direction, less emphatic wording." } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.abga.org/governing-documents/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.abga.org/governing-documents/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section; Boer is the most numerous US meat-goat breed." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ABGA registration statistics", "url": "https://www.abga.org/governing-documents/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ABGA characteristics page", "url": "https://www.abga.org/the-boer-breed/characteristics-and-anatomy-of-the-boer-goat", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "ABGA states in prose that Boer has a 'long lifespan and maintain[s] fertility up to 10 years or more' -- checked directly, but 'up to X or more' isn't a coherent range. No clean low/high can be extracted, so left not_found rather than force an approximation." } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Boer goat Doe.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boer_goat_Doe.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-4.0", "author": "Lazarus000", "attribution_string": "Photo: Lazarus000, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Boer goat, a white-bodied doe with the breed's classic red-brown head", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1600, "height": 1067, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } } } }, { "slug": "cashmere", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "cashmere", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05", "notes": "Cashmere is a fiber-type qualification, not a closed pedigree breed (per SOURCES.md flag): any goat producing down fine enough to qualify can be registered with CGA regardless of base breed. Fields describing a single unified conformation/origin are accordingly thinner than for a closed-herdbook breed." }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Cashmere", "display_name": "Cashmere", "slug": "cashmere", "aliases": [ "North American Cashmere Goat", "NACG" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "CN" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/cashmere-goats.html", "source_title": "Cashmere Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "No single country of origin exists for this fiber-type qualification (any breed except Angora can qualify; UC ANR: 'Cashmere goats are a type, not a breed'). Recorded as China per OSU, source of 60% of world cashmere supply; US stock was imported from Australia/New Zealand in the late 1980s." }, "registries": [ { "name": "Cashmere Goat Association", "abbreviation": "CGA", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "An open fleece-qualification registry (goats qualify on fiber traits, not closed pedigree)." } ] }, "disambiguation": {}, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "fibre", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post/_docs/HP_March2019.pdf", "source_title": "North American Cashmere Goat Breed Standard (CGA/Hoofprints newsletter copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "CGA's own standard describes the NACG as 'a dual purpose animal, providing both fiber and meat products' with fiber and conformation each scored 50%; recorded primary as fiber since that is the qualifying trait for registration." }, "secondary": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "meat" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post/_docs/HP_March2019.pdf", "source_title": "North American Cashmere Goat Breed Standard (CGA/Hoofprints newsletter copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_title": "Cashmere Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "No registry sets a body-size class since Cashmere is a fiber-type, not a conformation breed; classified 'standard' here from the >=75 lb mature-doe breeding weight in the same source, which overlaps standard dairy-breed ranges. Actual size varies enormously by the base breed used (some breeders cross in Pygmy for a smaller frame)." }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 75, "high": 75, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_title": "Cashmere Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Mature does at least 75 pounds sheared weight at breeding.'" }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "double_coated_with_down", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_title": "Cashmere Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Cashmere is the fine down undercoat beneath a coarser guard-hair topcoat." }, "coat_length": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post.php?pid=3", "source_title": "Cashmere Goat FAQ - Cashmere Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "CGA FAQ: 'The goats' down and the guard hair which surrounds it may be any color, but the shearable parts of the body (excluding face, stockings and belly) should be of a single color.' Not a fixed palette -- registration qualifies on fiber traits, not color -- but this is the one rule CGA states: a single-colored body, with face/stockings/belly permitted to differ (see appearance.patterns)." }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "contrast points (face/stockings/belly)" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post.php?pid=3", "source_title": "Cashmere Goat FAQ - Cashmere Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "CGA FAQ states the shearable body should be a single color 'excluding face, stockings and belly', implying those points may contrast; not a formal named pattern standard, just the one marking rule CGA states." }, "ear_type": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Qualifies on fiber traits (fineness, style, length, uniformity) rather than a fixed body type", "Fine down undercoat shed seasonally beneath coarser guard hair" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post/_docs/HP_March2019.pdf", "source_title": "North American Cashmere Goat Breed Standard (CGA/Hoofprints newsletter copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not bred or recorded for milk production." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy type." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy type." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy type." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy type." }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "UC ANR notes that thicker-bodied, meatier cashmere goats bring in additional income when sold for meat or culled, alongside their fiber value.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_title": "Cashmere Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "cashmere", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post/_docs/HP_March2019.pdf", "source_title": "North American Cashmere Goat Breed Standard (CGA/Hoofprints newsletter copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "North American Cashmere Goat Breed Standard, CGA", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post/_docs/HP_March2019.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "CGA's standard sets only a qualification floor (Total Down Weight >= 2oz after processing), not a typical annual yield; no tier 1-3 source gives a typical range." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "reported", "low": 19, "high": 19, "unit": "micron", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "registry_rule", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post/_docs/HP_March2019.pdf", "source_title": "North American Cashmere Goat Breed Standard (CGA/Hoofprints newsletter copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Fiber must be fine, with a histogram MFD of 19 microns or less' to qualify as North American Cashmere; this is also the internationally accepted legal definition of cashmere fiber.", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "title": "Cashmere Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "UC ANR: 'usual range 16 to 19 microns', with select goats as fine as 14 microns." } ] }, "staple_length": { "status": "reported", "low": 1.25, "high": 1.25, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "registry_rule", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post/_docs/HP_March2019.pdf", "source_title": "North American Cashmere Goat Breed Standard (CGA/Hoofprints newsletter copy)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'28 mm (1.25 inches) is the lower limit of the scale that defines North American Cashmere.'" }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "North American Cashmere Goat Breed Standard, CGA", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post/_docs/HP_March2019.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "down_percentage": { "status": "reported", "low": 30, "high": 30, "unit": "percent", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "estimate_by_source", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_title": "Cashmere Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'A yield of at least 30 percent down is desirable, but is not the average by any means' — a breeding target, not a population average." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "seasonal", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_title": "Cashmere Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Kids are 'dropped... from late February through April or early May' on a ~150-day gestation, implying breeding in the preceding fall." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "reported", "low": 55, "high": 55, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_title": "Cashmere Goats | UC Small Farms Network", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Young does should weigh at least 55 pounds... sheared weight at breeding.'" } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "tags": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed (and not a closed breed at all)." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "reported", "value": "low", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/cashmere-goats.html", "source_title": "Cashmere Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "OSU (tier 4): 'They are not jumpers like many other goat breeds and standard woven wire sheep fencing will contain them.' A direct behavioural claim about containment, mapped to low escape difficulty." }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post.php?pid=3", "source_title": "Cashmere Goat FAQ - Cashmere Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "CGA (tier 1, supersedes the OSU tier 4 source previously cited here): 'Cashmere goats are rugged and adaptable and can survive with minimal housing.'", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/cashmere-goats.html", "title": "Cashmere Goats | Oklahoma State University", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "OSU (tier 4, no longer the primary citation): 'Cashmere goats are easy to raise. They are healthy animals and take only minimal care.' Same direction, less authoritative source." } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat FAQ, Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post.php?pid=3", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Nutritional Requirements of Goats, Merck Veterinary Manual", "url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/nutrition-goats/nutritional-requirements-of-goats", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "CGA's FAQ mentions horns 'serve to dissipate heat during the summer', a physiological detail rather than a breed-level heat-tolerance characterization; not a clean lexicon match for a rating." }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat FAQ, Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post.php?pid=3", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Nutritional Requirements of Goats, Merck Veterinary Manual", "url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/nutrition-goats/nutritional-requirements-of-goats", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Merck's cashmere line is a nutrition/energy-needs statement tied to shearing, not a breed cold-tolerance characterization, so it lives in housing_note instead. CGA's FAQ separately mentions shelter preventing 'kidding losses due to hypothermia or frostbite' -- a kidding-season point, not a general tolerance claim. Left not_found rather than infer a rating neither source states." }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Shearing removes the insulating cashmere undercoat and raises the goats' energy needs, especially in colder conditions, so sheared animals need more shelter and feed support than their full winter coat alone would suggest.", "own_words": true, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/nutrition-goats/nutritional-requirements-of-goats", "source_title": "Nutritional Requirements of Goats | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck (tier 3, supersedes OSU tier 4 previously cited here): 'Shearing...pashmina from Cashmere goats decreases insulation and results in increased energy needs (at least in colder environments).' OSU's unshorn-coat claim is kept as context: 'Minimal shelter is all that is required...due to the insulating properties of their dual coats, which is shed for the summer.'" }, "fencing_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Standard woven-wire fencing with roughly six-inch openings will generally contain Cashmere goats; adding a single electrified strand about eight inches off the ground helps stop kids from getting their heads caught in the mesh.", "own_words": true, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/post.php?pid=3", "source_title": "Cashmere Goat FAQ - Cashmere Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "CGA (tier 1, supersedes OSU tier 4 previously cited here): 'Peripheral fencing of woven wire having about six inch openings works well' plus 'a single strand of electrified wire about eight inches above the ground...will prevent kids from getting their heads stuck.' OSU's distinct claim kept as context: 'not jumpers...standard woven wire sheep fencing will contain them.'" } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "conservation_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "RBST (UK)", "url": "https://www.rbst.org.uk/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not evaluated by either accepted scheme. Cashmere is an open fleece-qualification registry (CGA), not a closed pedigree breed (per SOURCES.md's own description) - there is no single discrete 'Cashmere goat' population for the Conservancy's breed-based CPL to evaluate, unlike e.g. Spanish or Myotonic. Recorded not_found rather than a considered not_listed verdict." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "UC Small Farms Network, Cashmere Goats", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-small-farms-network/cashmere-goats", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cashmere Goat Association", "url": "https://cashmeregoatassociation.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Geifr Pen y Gogarth, Llandudno - semi feral Kashmir goats on Pen y Gogarth (recently translated to 'Great Orme'), Llandudno, Wales 10.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geifr_Pen_y_Gogarth,_Llandudno_-_semi_feral_Kashmir_goats_on_Pen_y_Gogarth_(recently_translated_to_%27Great_Orme%27),_Llandudno,_Wales_10.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-4.0", "author": "Llywelyn2000", "attribution_string": "Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Cashmere goat, a white, long-coated doe resting on a rocky hillside", "retrieved": "2026-09-06", "width": 1600, "height": 1200, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } } } }, { "slug": "damascus", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "damascus", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05", "notes": "Deliberately thin record. No confirmed Syrian or US registry exists for this breed (per SOURCES.md); facts are drawn only from peer-reviewed literature (tier 3), so most fields are not_found. This is the expected, correct outcome for Damascus, not a compilation failure." }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Damascus", "display_name": "Damascus", "slug": "damascus", "aliases": [ "Shami", "Chami", "Aleppo", "Halep", "Baladi", "Damascene" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "SY" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_title": "Molecular Genetic Studies for Damascus Goat Breed Raised Under Egyptian Conditions (Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The Damascus goat, also known as Shami, is a native breed of Syria and other Near East countries.'" }, "registries": [], "registries_none_reason": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Search for a Syrian national goat breed registry or association", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013 (no registry body named)", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "No dedicated Syrian, regional, or US registry for the Damascus/Shami breed was found; the peer-reviewed literature that documents the breed does not name one either. FAO DAD-IS is forbidden as a source in this project and cannot be used to confirm or deny a registry." } }, "disambiguation": {}, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_title": "Molecular Genetic Studies for Damascus Goat Breed Raised Under Egyptian Conditions (Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Described as 'one of the best dual purpose breeds of the Middle East... combining high prolificacy with high milk production'; milk production is the emphasis, so recorded here as primary with meat as secondary." }, "secondary": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "meat" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_title": "Molecular Genetic Studies for Damascus Goat Breed Raised Under Egyptian Conditions (Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "derived": true, "derivation_rule": "doe height >25in and <=29in maps to standard", "derived_from": [ "size.height_at_withers_doe" ], "note": "No registry exists to state a class directly (and none sets a maximum height that would block this fallback). Derived from the doe withers-height figure (28.6in) per the schema's size-class fallback rule." }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 155, "high": 155, "unit": "lb", "bound": "typical", "basis": "observed", "low_metric": 70.3, "high_metric": 70.3, "unit_metric": "kg", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0921448889900412", "source_title": "Constantinou 1989, Genetic and environmental relationships of body weight, milk yield and litter size in Damascus goats (Small Ruminant Research)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Study reports postkidding body weight averaging 70.3±9.1 kg across 295 does at two experimental stations; converted to lb here." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Constantinou 1989, Small Ruminant Research", "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0921448889900412", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 28.6, "high": 28.6, "unit": "in", "bound": "typical", "basis": "observed", "low_metric": 72.67, "high_metric": 72.67, "unit_metric": "cm", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.4067/s0719-81322019000200061", "source_title": "Tatar, Tuncer & Sireli 2019, Comparison of yield characteristics of Damascus and Kilis goats (Chilean Journal of Agricultural & Animal Sciences)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Mean withers height 72.67±3.42 cm across 596 does aged 3-5 years in southeastern Turkey; converted to inches here." }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Tatar, Tuncer & Sireli 2019", "url": "https://doi.org/10.4067/s0719-81322019000200061", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Constantinou 1989, Small Ruminant Research", "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0921448889900412", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Tatar, Tuncer & Sireli 2019", "url": "https://doi.org/10.4067/s0719-81322019000200061", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "coat_length": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Tatar, Tuncer & Sireli 2019", "url": "https://doi.org/10.4067/s0719-81322019000200061", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "reddish brown" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_title": "Molecular Genetic Studies for Damascus Goat Breed Raised Under Egyptian Conditions (Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The Damascus goat has a reddish brown coat.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Tatar, Tuncer & Sireli 2019", "url": "https://doi.org/10.4067/s0719-81322019000200061", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Tatar, Tuncer & Sireli 2019", "url": "https://doi.org/10.4067/s0719-81322019000200061", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Tatar, Tuncer & Sireli 2019", "url": "https://doi.org/10.4067/s0719-81322019000200061", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Tatar, Tuncer & Sireli 2019", "url": "https://doi.org/10.4067/s0719-81322019000200061", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "reported", "value": 992, "unit": "lb", "basis": "observed", "value_metric": 450, "unit_metric": "kg", "converted": true, "as_of": "2005", "source_url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_title": "Comparison of the performance of Shami (Damascus) and Saanen goats raised under similar environmental conditions in Lebanon (CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "0-300 day lactation average of 450±110 kg (n=28 Shami does) recorded 2004-2005 at LARI, Lebanon; converted to lb here." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Constantinou 1989, Small Ruminant Research", "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0921448889900412", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "reported", "low": 300, "high": 300, "unit": "days", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_title": "Comparison of the performance of Shami (Damascus) and Saanen goats raised under similar environmental conditions in Lebanon (CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Study measured lactation over a fixed 0-300 day window rather than reporting a natural lactation-length endpoint." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "reported", "low": 0.29, "high": 0.29, "unit": "lb_per_day", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "observed", "low_metric": 132.8, "high_metric": 132.8, "unit_metric": "g/day", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_title": "Comparison of the performance of Shami (Damascus) and Saanen goats raised under similar environmental conditions in Lebanon (CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Male Shami kid average daily gain of 132.8±31.2 g/day after 270 days, converted to lb/day here; female kids averaged 108.6±26.5 g/day in the same study." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Documented as a dairy/meat breed; no fiber product is described in the available literature." }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "reported", "low": 1.8, "high": 1.8, "unit": "kids", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_title": "Molecular Genetic Studies for Damascus Goat Breed Raised Under Egyptian Conditions (Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Citing Constantinou (1981): prolificacy 'among the highest in the region, averaging 1.80 kids per doe kidding.'" }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 80, "high": 90, "unit": "percent", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_title": "Molecular Genetic Studies for Damascus Goat Breed Raised Under Egyptian Conditions (Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Fertility is medium to high (80% to 90%).'" }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "seasonal", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.researchgate.net/publication/231869018_The_Damascus_Shami_goat_of_Cyprus", "source_title": "The Damascus (Shami) goat of Cyprus (Mavrogenis et al.)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Cited elsewhere as 'considered a seasonal breeder which it starts in late August and extends through mid-December.'" }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Constantinou 1989, Small Ruminant Research", "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0921448889900412", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Constantinou 1989, Small Ruminant Research", "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0921448889900412", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "tags": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed (it is not a US breed), so the only accepted source tier for this field does not exist." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Tatar, Tuncer & Sireli 2019", "url": "https://doi.org/10.4067/s0719-81322019000200061", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Tatar et al. conclude the breed 'may be a good breed for dry climatic conditions' but this is a study inference, not a characterized tolerance rating." }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Thyroglossal duct cysts" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/digestive-system/congenital-and-inherited-anomalies-involving-the-digestive-system/congenital-cysts-of-the-head-and-neck-in-animals", "source_title": "Congenital Cysts of the Head and Neck in Animals | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck: 'In Damascus goats, thyroglossal duct cysts are heritable by an unknown genetic mechanism.' Rare; presents as a painless neck swelling, sometimes not apparent until later in life; diagnosed by imaging (radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, CT) to rule out a pharynx connection. Aspirating for thyroxine is not reliably diagnostic." } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "No registry exists to issue a 'registered' kid, so this field does not apply to Damascus." }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "not_established_in_us", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_title": "Molecular Genetic Studies for Damascus Goat Breed Raised Under Egyptian Conditions (Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "The literature places this breed's populations in Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt; no US herd, import program or registry was found anywhere in the sources checked for this project, so it is recorded as not established in the US." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "RBST (UK)", "url": "https://www.rbst.org.uk/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a US or UK breed, so neither of the two schemes this project accepts (Livestock Conservancy, RBST) evaluates it." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 2013", "url": "https://www.aensiweb.com/old/jasr/jasr/2013/360-367.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "CIHEAM Options Méditerranéennes (Lebanon study)", "url": "https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a85/00801031.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Ugarit (أُوغَارِيت), Syria - Goat - PHBZ024 2016 2357 - Dumbarton Oaks.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ugarit_(%D8%A3%D9%8F%D9%88%D8%BA%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%90%D9%8A%D8%AA),_Syria_-_Goat_-_PHBZ024_2016_2357_-_Dumbarton_Oaks.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-4.0", "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0", "author": "Frank Kidner / Dumbarton Oaks", "credit": "Dumbarton Oaks", "attribution_string": "Photo: Frank Kidner / Dumbarton Oaks, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "width": 1600, "height": 1065, "alt_text": "Damascus type goat photographed at Ugarit, Syria, 1995" } } } }, { "slug": "fainting-goat", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "fainting-goat", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Myotonic", "display_name": "Fainting Goat (Myotonic)", "slug": "fainting-goat", "aliases": [ "Fainting Goat", "Tennessee Fainting Goat", "Tennessee Meat Goat", "Wooden Leg Goat", "Stiff-leg Goat", "Nervous Goat", "Scare Goat" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "US" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "history_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Traced to the 1880s in central Tennessee, where a small group of 'stiff' goats brought by farm laborer John Tinsley were purchased and bred by Dr. Mayberry; the type spread regionally and, from the 1950s, a branch was developed in Texas hill country for larger meat-type size.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "registries": [ { "name": "Myotonic Goat Registry", "abbreviation": "MGR", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": {}, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "meat", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "pet_companion" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "LC: 'delightful pets, and exhibition animals' alongside its meat role; MGR notes some breeders select specifically for small size as novelty/companion animals." } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MGR describes a landrace with wide size variation (companion animals as light as 50 lb/17in up to production bucks near 200 lb); classified 'standard' here since the registry-recognized meat-production lines are decidedly not miniature." }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 50, "high": 150, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "MGR (tier 1) describes similar variability qualitatively (Tennessee-line does ~80-110 lb, Texas-line does ~90-120 lb, companion animals as light as 50 lb) without stating one clean overall range." } ] }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 175, "high": 175, "unit": "lb", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MGR (tier 1) says mature bucks of large-framed lines can be 'close to 200 lb, with some advertised at weights above that.'" }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "MGR mentions small companion animals 'as short as 17in at the withers' but gives no typical/adult range." }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Coats range from very short and smooth to very long and shaggy.'" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MGR: 'COLOR - All colors are acceptable, all combinations, and all patterns or markings.' Some early breeder lines were predominantly black and white, which the source says is sometimes mistakenly assumed to define the breed; it explicitly is not restrictive of color or pattern." }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Shared source with appearance.colours: MGR's one sentence ('all colors...all combinations, and all patterns or markings') names pattern acceptance in the same breath as color." }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "semi_pendulous" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Moderately sized, and most are held horizontally or somewhat forward toward the face', often with a wave/ripple partway down." }, "horn_status": { "status": "reported", "value": "both", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Horned and polled animals are both typical.'" }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MGR: profile 'usually straight, or rarely slightly convex', with prominent eye sockets and a distinctive 'stop' at the eyes." }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Myotonia congenita: temporary muscle stiffening/collapse when startled", "Prominent, protruding eye sockets with a distinct 'stop' at the eyes", "Ears with a characteristic wave or ripple partway down the front edge" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not recorded or bred as a dairy breed, though does produce enough milk to raise twins/triplets unassisted." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked commercially." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "The Livestock Conservancy cites Virginia State University studies finding a meat-to-bone ratio of about 4:1 in Myotonic goats, versus about 3:1 in other breeds, attributed to the myotonic muscle-stiffening trait.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "muscling_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "The repeated isometric-style muscle contractions of myotonia congenita are described by the Livestock Conservancy as building muscle throughout the body, giving heavier muscling than non-myotonic breeds of similar size.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "cashmere", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_title": "Breed Description - Myotonic Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MGR: 'Some goats even produce cashmere fiber' among the shaggier-coated individuals; not a defining or universal breed trait." }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "reported", "low": 2, "high": 3, "unit": "kids", "bound": "typical", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Most regularly produce twins or triplets... although four or five kids may need to receive supplemental feeding.'" }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "year_round", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'May have a nonseasonal breeding season. Some even bear kids every six months.'" }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "LC states 'Temperament: Docile' directly." }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "calm", "alert" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "reported", "value": "novice_to_intermediate", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "LC states 'Experience Level: Novice - Intermediate' directly." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "calm", "alert" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "reported", "value": "low", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Less apt to climb fences and escape from pastures than other goats'; myotonia 'limits their climbing, jumping, and stress on fencing.'" }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Described as 'a well-adapted goat for low-input forage-based systems.'" }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Also reasonably parasite resistant.'" }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "reported", "value": "moderate", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Active foragers, but the myotonia limits their climbing, jumping'; good browsers but less able to reach high browse than more agile breeds." }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry breed description", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/breed-description/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Because myotonia limits climbing and jumping, standard woven-wire or similar fencing tends to contain this breed more reliably than it does more athletic breeds.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Myotonia congenita (temporary stiffening/collapse when startled)" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Described as a muscular phenomenon unrelated to the nervous system, not a true faint; degree varies from goat to goat." }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Myotonia congenita" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "recovering", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_title": "Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-CPL-Livestock-FINAL.pdf", "title": "2026 Conservation Priority Livestock Breeds", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true } ] }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Myotonic Goat Registry", "url": "https://myotonicgoatregistry.net/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/myotonic-tennessee-fainting-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Myotonic Goat - 16983774587.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myotonic_Goat_-_16983774587.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-2.0", "author": "Jean", "attribution_string": "Photo: Jean, CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Fainting Goat (Myotonic) goat, a brown-and-white doe with the breed's stiff-legged stance", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1371, "height": 1013, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0" } } } }, { "slug": "golden-guernsey", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "golden-guernsey", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05", "notes": "Per the locked README decision, this single record covers Golden Guernsey and the US 'Guernsey' ADGA registration (recognition approved by the ADGA Board of Directors in October 2015, derived from Golden Guernsey genetics). ADGA's own size standard is used for size fields since it is the only tier-1 US source; BGS/RGGGS sources cover origin, colour and temperament." }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Golden Guernsey", "display_name": "Golden Guernsey", "slug": "golden-guernsey", "aliases": [ "Guernsey", "American Guernsey", "Royal Golden Guernsey", "British Guernsey" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "GG" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - British Goat Society", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The Golden Guernsey, from the Bailiwick of Guernsey' (Channel Islands); goats there since at least the early 1800s, revived as a breeding program by Miriam Milbourne, exported to mainland Britain from 1965." }, "history_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Golden-coated goats occurred on Guernsey from the early 1800s; Miriam Milbourne revived the breed from the 1920s-1950s, retaining her herd through the German occupation, and exported the first animals to mainland Britain in 1965. In the US, the Guernsey Goat Breeders of America petitioned for ADGA recognition from 2010, and the ADGA Board of Directors approved a US 'Guernsey' herdbook, built on Golden Guernsey genetics, in October 2015.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - British Goat Society", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "The US-recognition sentence isn't from BGS (a UK source); it corrects an earlier, unsourced '2025' claim inconsistent with ADGA's 2021-published registration-rules page and the 2024 Annual Report's own registration line. Primary source for the corrected date is in cross_check.", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230729183045/https://www.ggboa.org/about/breed-recognition-proposal", "title": "Breed Recognition Proposal, Guernsey Goat Breeders of America (archived 29 Jul 2023 -- the live page is now members-only)", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "GGBoA's own proposal document: 'The following is the proposal for Guernsey breed recognition that was approved by the ADGA Board of Directors in October 2015.' GGBoA states it had 'sought breed recognition since 2010.'" } ] }, "year_recognised_us": { "status": "reported", "value": 2015, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230729183045/https://www.ggboa.org/about/breed-recognition-proposal", "source_title": "Breed Recognition Proposal, Guernsey Goat Breeders of America (archived; live page now members-only)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The following is the proposal for Guernsey breed recognition that was approved by the ADGA Board of Directors in October 2015.' 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"https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_title": "About Guernsey Goats - GGBoA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "GGBoA describes it as smaller than the other standard-sized dairy goat breeds (as distinct from the miniature breeds)." }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 120, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 150, "high": 150, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 26, "high": 26, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 28, "high": 28, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Hair may be short or long and flowing or a combination of both.'" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "gold (flaxen cream to russet/bronze)" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Golden body color must be dominant, no preference for shade." }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "roaning", "white patches", "white face", "star/blaze" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Swiss facial stripes and rump markings, or black markings/spots over 1.5in, are not allowed." }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Often set slightly lower than Swiss breeds and carried in the 'bonnet' position; must not be pendulous." }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Straight or dished.'" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Gold body color and skin, ranging pale flaxen to deep bronze", "Ears carried in a distinctive low 'bonnet' position, never pendulous", "Smaller than the other standard-sized dairy breeds" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "BGS publishes only an average 24-hour daily yield (3.16 kg), not a total lactation figure." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 3.7, "high": 3.7, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230729183045/https://www.ggboa.org/about/breed-recognition-proposal", "source_title": "ADGA breed description document (GGBoA breed recognition proposal, quoting BGS recording data; archived, live page now members-only)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "BGS: an average 24-hour yield of 3.16 kg at 3.7% butterfat, 2.8% protein, from official recognized milking records (mostly Golden Guernsey, a small minority British Guernsey, in the cited recording year). Source URL updated to the Wayback Machine capture -- the live GGBoA page is now members-only." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 2.8, "high": 2.8, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230729183045/https://www.ggboa.org/about/breed-recognition-proposal", "source_title": "ADGA breed description document (GGBoA breed recognition proposal, quoting BGS recording data; archived, live page now members-only)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/JT2-breed-standards.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards (Guernsey)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - British Goat Society", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Generally quiet and docile.'" }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "quiet" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - British Goat Society", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed (RBST lists it in the UK, but RBST doesn't publish a handler-experience rating)." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "quiet" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - British Goat Society", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "GGBoA (association, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "GGBoA (association, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "very_rare", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230729183045/https://www.ggboa.org/about/breed-recognition-proposal", "source_title": "ADGA breed description document (GGBoA breed recognition proposal; archived, live page now members-only)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "US ADGA herdbook recognition approved by the ADGA Board in October 2015 following GGBoA's petition (sought since 2010); GGBoA describes the parent Golden Guernsey as 'a rare breed, listed with the Rare Breeds Trust.'" }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "rbst", "value": "uk_native_breed_at_risk", "as_of": "2025", "source_url": "https://www.rbst.org.uk/watchlist-breed/royal-golden-guernsey/", "source_title": "Royal Golden Guernsey - RBST Watchlist", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Golden Guernsey is a UK breed and is not evaluated by the US Livestock Conservancy's CPL; the RBST (UK) Watchlist is the correct scheme and categorizes 'Royal Golden Guernsey' as 'At Risk' (one of the RBST's four native goat breeds)." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 289, "unit": "annual_registrations", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2024", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "289 'Guernsey' registrations under the herdbook ADGA recognised in Oct 2015 -- nine years in, not a first-year trickle from a book about to open (corrects an earlier, unsourced '2025' claim; see identity.year_recognised_us). Doesn't change availability_us (already very_rare via GGBoA); this figure is consistent with that, not in tension with it." } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "British Goat Society", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "GGBoA", "url": "https://www.ggboa.org/about-guernsey-goats", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Golden Guernsey goats eat pumpkin.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Guernsey_goats_eat_pumpkin.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-2.0", "author": "Rebecca", "attribution_string": "Photo: Rebecca, CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Golden Guernsey goat, a golden-coated doe", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1600, "height": 1200, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0" } } } }, { "slug": "kalahari-red", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "kalahari-red", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05", "notes": "Expected to be a thinner record per SOURCES.md: no dedicated US registry exists; US animals are dual-registered under ABGA and US-SABGBA. kalaharired.co.za was deliberately not cited (SOURCES.md flags it as possibly a breeder site rather than the association itself); facts instead come from ABGA/SA Boer Goat Association pages and peer-reviewed literature." }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Kalahari Red", "display_name": "Kalahari Red", "slug": "kalahari-red", "aliases": [ "Kalahari Reds" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "ZA" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/kalahari-red-goats.html", "source_title": "Kalahari Red Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Named for the Kalahari Desert spanning Botswana, South Africa and Namibia; developed from South African indigenous goat stock." }, "history_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Developed from indigenous South African 'bush goats' from around 1991 by breeders including Albie Horn, who founded the Kalahari Red Breeders' Association in 1999; developed alongside, and from similar foundation stock as, the Boer and Savanna breeds.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_title": "SA Boer Goat Association / SA Boerbok Telersvereniging", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "registries": [], "registries_none_reason": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Search for a dedicated Kalahari Red US or South African registry", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association (covers Kalahari Red as a sub-type, not a separate registry)", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "No dedicated Kalahari Red registry was confirmed. Per SOURCES.md, US animals are dual-registered under ABGA (a Boer registry) and US-SABGBA rather than a breed-specific herd book; those bodies are listed as context, not as a Kalahari Red-specific registry." } }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "meat", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_title": "SA Boer Goat Association / SA Boerbok Telersvereniging", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Discussed throughout as a meat-goat-industry breed; also directly stated by peer-reviewed literature (Kotze et al. 2004; Simela & Merkel 2008, cited in Omotosho et al. 2020)." }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://www.abga.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "large", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_title": "Comparative study of growth patterns of Kalahari Red goats and West African dwarf goats (Omotosho et al. 2020)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "The paper classifies it directly: 'has been classified as a large goat breed.'" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 165, "high": 165, "unit": "lb", "bound": "typical", "basis": "record", "low_metric": 75, "high_metric": 75, "unit_metric": "kg", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_title": "Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats (South African Journal of Animal Science)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Paper's introduction cites prior literature (Pienaar 2012; Snyman 2014; Ames 2020) for mature doe weight of 75 kg; converted to lb here. The paper's own measured sample of 2-3 year olds averaged lower (49.9 kg/110 lb), reflecting goats not yet fully mature." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 253, "high": 253, "unit": "lb", "bound": "typical", "basis": "record", "low_metric": 115, "high_metric": 115, "unit_metric": "kg", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_title": "Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats (South African Journal of Animal Science)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Same source's introduction cites mature buck weight of 115 kg; converted to lb here. The paper's own 2-3 year old sample averaged lower (60.9 kg/134 lb)." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 26.2, "high": 26.2, "unit": "in", "bound": "typical", "basis": "observed", "low_metric": 66.5, "high_metric": 66.5, "unit_metric": "cm", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_title": "Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats (South African Journal of Animal Science)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Mean wither height 66.50±0.35 cm across 269 does aged 2-3 years; converted to inches here." }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 29.1, "high": 29.1, "unit": "in", "bound": "typical", "basis": "observed", "low_metric": 73.85, "high_metric": 73.85, "unit_metric": "cm", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_title": "Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats (South African Journal of Animal Science)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Mean wither height 73.85±1.49 cm across 27 bucks aged 2-3 years; converted to inches here." } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "coat_length": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "red" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/kalahari-red-goats.html", "source_title": "Kalahari Red Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "OSU (tier 4): 'The most distinct visual characteristic of Kalahari Red goats is their red coat color. White or light shades of red are not desirable.' No tier 1-3 source states this directly (kalaharired.co.za was excluded per SOURCES.md's caution about that site)." }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "The PCA study measures 'ear length' (22.2 cm males, 21.0 cm females) but does not characterize ear carriage/type." }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Bucks consistently larger than does across all measured morphometric traits", "Frame and carcass size comparable to the Boer goat" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_title": "Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats (South African Journal of Animal Science)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked commercially." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 19.6, "high": 19.6, "unit": "lb", "bound": "typical", "basis": "observed", "low_metric": 8.88, "high_metric": 8.88, "unit_metric": "kg", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_title": "Comparative study of growth patterns of Kalahari Red goats and West African dwarf goats (Omotosho et al. 2020)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "3-month weaning weight, mean of 61 kids reared in Nigeria; converted to lb here." }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "reported", "low": 0.186, "high": 0.186, "unit": "lb_per_day", "bound": "typical", "basis": "observed", "low_metric": 84.44, "high_metric": 84.44, "unit_metric": "g/day", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_title": "Comparative study of growth patterns of Kalahari Red goats and West African dwarf goats (Omotosho et al. 2020)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Pre-weaning average daily gain (84.44 g/day); post-weaning ADG was lower at 61.88 g/day (0.136 lb/day) in the same study." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Omotosho et al. 2020", "url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Peer-reviewed literature describes Kalahari Red as developed mainly for meat production, with a 'minimum care/maximum profit' reputation for adaptation to arid and semi-arid conditions.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_title": "Comparative study of growth patterns of Kalahari Red goats and West African dwarf goats (Omotosho et al. 2020)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Omotosho et al. 2020", "url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not documented as a fiber-producing breed in any source checked." }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "The morphometric study notes 'a sizeable kidding of twins and triplets three times every two years' qualitatively, without a discrete kids-per-litter figure." }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Omotosho et al. 2020", "url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "year_round", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_title": "Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats (South African Journal of Animal Science)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Year yielding a sizeable kidding of twins and triplets three times every two years' implies non-seasonal breeding." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "reported", "low": 6, "high": 6, "unit": "months", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_title": "Comparative study of growth patterns of Kalahari Red goats and West African dwarf goats (Omotosho et al. 2020)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Citing prior literature: 'age at first breeding is six months.'" }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Omotosho et al. 2020", "url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "tags": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PCA morphometric study (SASAS)", "url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_title": "Comparative study of growth patterns of Kalahari Red goats and West African dwarf goats (Omotosho et al. 2020)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Cited as having 'outstanding qualities of extreme hardiness' and being adapted to 'arid and semi-arid savannah'." }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/kalahari-red-goats.html", "source_title": "Kalahari Red Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "OSU (tier 4): described as 'particularly sun ... resistant', with fully pigmented skin 'allowing them to forage and increase gains through the heat of the day.'" }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Omotosho et al. 2020", "url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Omotosho et al. 2020", "url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Omotosho et al. 2020", "url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Omotosho et al. 2020", "url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Omotosho et al. 2020", "url": "https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i5.1334", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "No dedicated registry issues a 'registered' Kalahari Red kid in the US; animals are dual-registered as Boer-type stock." }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "rare", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_title": "SA Boer Goat Association / SA Boerbok Telersvereniging", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Described as a specialty sub-type dual-registered through ABGA/US-SABGBA rather than a widely available standalone US breed; no numeric US population figure was found." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "RBST (UK)", "url": "https://www.rbst.org.uk/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not evaluated by either accepted scheme (it is a South African breed, not established as endangered in the US context)." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "SA Boer Goat Association", "url": "https://boerboksa.co.za/Breeds-KalahariOrigin.htm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "reported", "low": 8, "high": 15, "unit": "years", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://www.sasas.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TL-Tyasi-12-June-2022-2202-02final.pdf", "source_title": "Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats (South African Journal of Animal Science)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Kalahari red Bock.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kalahari_red_Bock.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-4.0", "author": "Lonetal-Ziegen", "attribution_string": "Photo: Lonetal-Ziegen, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Kalahari Red goat, a red-coated buck resting in the shade of a tree", "retrieved": "2026-09-06", "width": 1440, "height": 971, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } } } }, { "slug": "kiko", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "kiko", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Kiko", "display_name": "Kiko", "slug": "kiko", "aliases": [], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "NZ" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_title": "American Kiko Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Developed in New Zealand, Kiko Goats were imported to the U.S. and quickly established themselves...'; the AKGA is the original registry, founded 1994." }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Kiko Goat Association", "abbreviation": "AKGA", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "International Kiko Goat Association", "abbreviation": "IKGA", "url": "https://www.theikga.org/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Competing registry; does not mutually recognize AKGA." }, { "name": "National Kiko Registry", "abbreviation": "NKR", "url": "https://nationalkikoregistry.com/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": {}, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "meat", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_title": "Kiko Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AKGA", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_title": "Kiko Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AMGR: 'a medium- to large-framed, hardy, vigorous and alert meat animal.'" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 140, "high": 200, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://www.ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/341670.pdf", "source_title": "Breeds and Production, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "alternates": [ { "low": 120, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2019-10/313279.pdf", "source_title": "Meat & Fiber Goat Breeds, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "A separate UC ANR document gives a lower figure: 'females can weigh up to around 120 pounds.'" } ], "conflict": true, "conflict_on": [ "low", "high" ], "note": "Two UC ANR documents disagree; the fuller table (avg/max by age and sex) is used as primary." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 250, "high": 290, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://www.ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/341670.pdf", "source_title": "Breeds and Production, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "alternates": [ { "low": 180, "high": 180, "unit": "lb", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2019-10/313279.pdf", "source_title": "Meat & Fiber Goat Breeds, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Mature bucks can weigh up to around 180 pounds.'" } ], "conflict": true, "conflict_on": [ "low", "high" ], "note": "Two UC ANR documents disagree; the fuller table (avg/max by age and sex) is used as primary." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Kiko Goat Association", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Breeds and Production, UC ANR", "url": "https://www.ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/341670.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Kiko Goat Association", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Breeds and Production, UC ANR", "url": "https://www.ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/341670.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_title": "Kiko Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The coat can vary, according to environment, from short and smooth to quite thick.'" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_title": "Kiko Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "white", "cream" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2019-10/313279.pdf", "source_title": "Meat & Fiber Goat Breeds, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Dominant coat color is white or cream, but any other color patterns are acceptable.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Kiko Goat Association", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Meat & Fiber Goat Breeds, UC ANR", "url": "https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2019-10/313279.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://goats.langston.edu/genetic-improvement-and-crossbreeding-meat-goats-lessons-animal-breeding-goats-bred-and-0/", "source_title": "Genetic Improvement and Crossbreeding in Meat Goats, Langston University", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "horn_status": { "status": "reported", "value": "horned", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_title": "Kiko Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Horns are well-spaced and sweep outward; ...horns on mature bucks should display a shallow spiral.'" }, "facial_profile": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Kiko Goat Association", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Bucks obviously masculine and substantially larger than does", "Wedge-shaped does with high capacity for carrying/raising kids", "Selected purely on production, not showroom appearance" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_title": "Kiko Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed, though does are noted for good milk supply to raise kids." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked commercially." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "muscling_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Langston University cites a 2004 Tennessee State University study finding Kikos weaned more pounds of kid per doe than Boer goats under the same conditions, though Boer goats remain preferred by sale-barn buyers.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_title": "Breeds and Breed Characteristics, Langston University Goat Research", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_title": "Kiko Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/genetic-improvement-and-crossbreeding-meat-goats-lessons-animal-breeding-goats-bred-and-0/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Langston describes them as 'active and athletic, and aggressive breeders' — a behavioural note about vigour, not a docility-lexicon term." }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "active", "alert" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://goats.langston.edu/genetic-improvement-and-crossbreeding-meat-goats-lessons-animal-breeding-goats-bred-and-0/", "source_title": "Genetic Improvement and Crossbreeding in Meat Goats, Langston University", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_title": "American Kiko Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AKGA (tier 1, supersedes the UC ANR tier 2 source previously cited here): Kiko goats 'quickly established themselves as a hardy, parasite-resistant breed with excellent maternal traits.'", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://www.ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/341670.pdf", "title": "Breeds and Production, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "UC ANR (tier 2, no longer the primary citation): 'A vigorous, hardy, large frame and early maturing animal that doesn't need pampering.' Same direction, less authoritative source." } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Breeds and Production, UC ANR", "url": "https://www.ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/341670.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Breeds and Production, UC ANR", "url": "https://www.ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/341670.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Breeds and Production, UC ANR", "url": "https://www.ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/341670.pdf", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_title": "Breeds and Breed Characteristics, Langston University Goat Research", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Citing a 2004 Tennessee State University study: 'Kikos may be more parasite-resistant than other breeds and have less problems with foot-rot' (hedged as tentative in the original)." }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedKiko.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AKGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AKGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AKGA", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AKGA", "url": "https://kikogoats.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/breeds-and-breed-characteristics/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Kiko_goat_with_kid_USA_2011.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiko_goat_with_kid_USA_2011.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-3.0", "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0", "author": "AslanEntropy", "attribution_string": "Photo: AslanEntropy, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "retrieved": "2026-09-06", "width": 720, "height": 540, "below_size_floor": true, "alt_text": "Kiko goat, a white doe with grey facial markings resting in grass beside her kid" } } } }, { "slug": "lamancha", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "lamancha", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "LaMancha", "display_name": "LaMancha", "slug": "lamancha", "aliases": [ "La Mancha", "American LaMancha" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "US" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/lamancha-goats.html", "source_title": "Lamancha Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Developed in Oregon by Mrs. Eula Frey from short-eared goats of a type found in Spain's La Mancha region and elsewhere in Spain." }, "history_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Bred in the US (Oregon) by Eula Frey from short-eared goats descended from Spanish stock; ADGA and AGS both register it, distinguished by its 'gopher' and 'elf' ear types rather than external ears.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/lamancha-goats.html", "source_title": "Lamancha Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "ADGA", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Goat Society", "abbreviation": "AGS", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "mini-lamancha", "name": "Mini LaMancha", "why_confused": "Mini LaMancha carries the LaMancha name and its earless look, so buyers searching \"mini lamancha goats\" often do not know whether it is a small LaMancha or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "LaMancha is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 28 in (doe) and 30 in (buck). Mini LaMancha is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x LaMancha cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 27 in (doe) and 29 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as a LaMancha.", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 130, "high": 130, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "title": "AGS Breed Standards", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true } ] }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 160, "high": 160, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "conflict": true, "conflict_on": [ "low" ], "alternates": [ { "low": 155, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS states a 155 lb minimum buck weight." } ], "note": "ADGA and AGS disagree on buck minimum weight (160 vs 155 lb); ADGA recorded as primary as the higher/narrower minimum." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 28, "high": 28, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "title": "AGS Breed Standards", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true } ] }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 30, "high": 30, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "title": "AGS Breed Standards", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true } ] } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The hair is short, fine and glossy.'" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: 'Any pattern, color, or combination of colors is acceptable.' One sentence names both color and pattern acceptance." }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Shared source with appearance.colours: AGS's one sentence ('Any pattern, color, or combination of colors is acceptable') states no preference on pattern in the same breath as color, so this field is populated from the identical statement." }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "elf", "gopher" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Gopher' ears have a maximum ~1in length with little/no cartilage (only type eligible for bucks); 'elf' ears reach ~2in with a small amount of cartilage. Neither is preferred for does." }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "straight", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Vestigial 'gopher' or small 'elf' ears in place of normal external ears", "Body often shorter and blockier than other dairy breeds", "Widely respected docile, even temperament" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "reported", "value": 2298, "unit": "lb", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://queries.uscdcb.com/publish/dhi/current/ha8.html", "title": "2021 DHI Goat Herd Averages - CDCB", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "CDCB's 2021 DHI herd-average table gives 1,971 lb milk for LaMancha (45 herds, 477 doe-years), about 14% below Penn State's 2,298 lb 2019 average and well within Penn State's stated 830-4120 lb range. Penn State kept as primary; no butterfat %/protein % exists on the CDCB table." } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 830, "high": 4120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 3.7, "high": 3.7, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "protein_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 3.2, "high": 3.2, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: 'widely respected for their docile, even temperament and steady production of milk of fairly high fat content.'" } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "reported", "low": 70, "high": 70, "unit": "lb", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/management-of-reproduction-goats/puberty-and-estrus-in-goats", "source_title": "Puberty and Estrus in Goats | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck names LaMancha directly: 'Larger goat breeds (eg, Nubian, LaMancha, Boer, and Saanen) can be safely bred when approximately 70 lb (32 kg).' Applied only to the four breeds Merck names; not extended by inference to any other breed." } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Shared source with dairy.milking_temperament: AGS's sentence ('widely respected for their docile, even temperament and steady production of milk of fairly high fat content') characterizes general disposition as docile/even-tempered in the same breath as milk production quality. 'Docile' maps directly to the docile band." }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "even-tempered" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA: 'It produces well in a variety of climates and conditions.'" }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "note": "ADGA breed standard, LaMancha's own registry: 'The LaMancha breed was developed in the United States and is known for its calm nature. It produces well in a variety of climates and conditions.' Imported from deep-research run 1, 7 Sep 2026.", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "note": "ADGA breed standard, LaMancha's own registry: 'The LaMancha breed was developed in the United States and is known for its calm nature. It produces well in a variety of climates and conditions.' Imported from deep-research run 1, 7 Sep 2026.", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "common", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "4,431 registrations in 2024 alone, one of ADGA's most-registered breeds -- plainly common in the US." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 4431, "unit": "annual_registrations", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2024", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA's 2024 Annual Report states 4,431 total LaMancha registrations for the year (3,526 does, 905 bucks)." } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Tortuga ADGA Natl Show 2006.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tortuga_ADGA_Natl_Show_2006.jpg", "licence": "PD", "author": "Amy Iager, aka User:Mellogirl", "attribution_string": "Photo: Amy Iager, aka User:Mellogirl, PD, via Wikimedia Commons", "retrieved": "2026-09-06", "width": 1600, "height": 1066, "alt_text": "LaMancha goat, a doe in side profile showing the breed's earless head" } } } }, { "slug": "mini-alpine", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "mini-alpine", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Mini Alpine", "display_name": "Mini Alpine", "slug": "mini-alpine", "aliases": [ "Miniature Alpine" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "US" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/registration-guidelines/breed-standards/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Cross of Nigerian Dwarf and standard Alpine, developed in the US to blend the traits of both." }, "registries": [ { "name": "Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "The Miniature Goat Registry", "abbreviation": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "alpine", "name": "Alpine", "why_confused": "Mini Alpine carries the Alpine name and much of its look, so buyers searching \"mini alpine goat\" often do not know whether it is a small Alpine or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Mini Alpine is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x Alpine cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 29 in (doe) and 31 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as an Alpine. Alpine is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 30 in (doe) and 32 in (buck).", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "miniature", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/registration-guidelines/breed-standards/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 80, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "General mini-dairy-breed figure, not Mini Alpine-specific." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 145, "high": 165, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "General mini-dairy-breed figure." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "high": 29, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "high": 31, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color (French names used)" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The various colors are given French names but color patterns are fine to use.' Toggenburg color + white markings, or all-white, are discriminated against in the show ring." }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Fine, narrow, erect ears.'" }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Straight or slightly dished face.'" }, "blue_eyes": { "status": "reported", "value": "occurs", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR: 'Blue eyes are allowed', with frosted ears and nose permitted (Nigerian Dwarf traits)." }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Lean and refined build compared to other minis", "French color-pattern naming inherited from standard Alpine", "Frosted ears/nose and blue eyes permitted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1002, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "registry_rule", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/milk-test-how-to", "source_title": "Milk Test How To | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR's published Advanced Registry production minimum for a doe 2 years 3 months old at freshening: 1002 lb milk (or 45.1 lb butterfat) in a 305-day test; a registry qualification floor common to TMGR's mini dairy breeds, not a typical yield." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "extended_seasonal", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/about/miniature-dairy-goats/", "source_title": "What is a Miniature Dairy Goat? | Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MDGA (general statement about its mini dairy breeds): 'The influence of Nigerian Dwarf genetics may expand the breeding season past the fall months.' Recorded as extended rather than year-round, matching Mini LaMancha/Mini Oberhasli's existing treatment elsewhere in this corpus." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "tags": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Alpine Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Gracefully hardy, animal that adapts and thrives in any climate while maintaining good health.'" }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-alpine-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Alpine Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "note": "MDGA Mini Alpine breed standard, its own registry: 'The Mini-Alpine is an alert, gracefully hardy, animal that adapts and thrives in any climate while maintaining good health and excellent production.' 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MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "high": 29, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Hair may be short or long and flowing or a combination of both.'" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "gold (flaxen cream to russet/bronze)" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Golden body color must be dominant, with no preference for shade." }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "roaning", "white patches", "white face", "star/blaze" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Swiss facial stripes/rump marking and black markings/spots over 1.5in are disqualifying." }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Set slightly lower than Swiss breeds and carried horizontally, or forward, in the bonnet position. Must not be pendulous.'" }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Straight or dished.'" }, "blue_eyes": { "status": "reported", "value": "occurs", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR: 'Blue eyes are allowed.'" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Gold body color and skin, from flaxen cream to bronze", "Ears carried low in a distinctive 'bonnet' position, never pendulous", "Descended from the rare Golden Guernsey via the US Guernsey line" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1002, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "registry_rule", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/milk-test-how-to", "source_title": "Milk Test How To | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR's published Advanced Registry production minimum for a doe 2 years 3 months old at freshening: 1002 lb milk (or 45.1 lb butterfat) in a 305-day test; a registry qualification floor common to TMGR's mini dairy breeds, not a typical yield." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "extended_seasonal", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/about/miniature-dairy-goats/", "source_title": "What is a Miniature Dairy Goat? | Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MDGA (general statement about its mini dairy breeds): 'The influence of Nigerian Dwarf genetics may expand the breeding season past the fall months.' Recorded as extended rather than year-round, matching Mini LaMancha/Mini Oberhasli's existing treatment elsewhere in this corpus." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "tags": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "very_rare", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Guernsey Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Descends from the Guernsey, itself only recognized in the US ADGA herdbook since 2025 and described by GGBoA as a rare breed; the mini cross is correspondingly scarcer still." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section. This is a US-developed cross-breed (TMGR/MDGA), not the UK Golden Guernsey that RBST tracks; recorded not_listed rather than not_found for consistency with the same treatment already given to Mini Nubian (a structurally identical modern US mini-dairy cross-breed) elsewhere in this corpus." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Guernsey Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-guernsey-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Wikimedia Commons search: \"Mini Guernsey goat\"", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Wikimedia Commons search: \"Miniature Guernsey goat\"", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "No Commons upload identifies as MDGA's Mini Guernsey cross; nothing cleared the licence/size bar under any term tried." } } } }, { "slug": "mini-lamancha", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "mini-lamancha", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Mini LaMancha", "display_name": "Mini LaMancha", "slug": "mini-lamancha", "aliases": [ "Miniature LaMancha" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "US" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Cross of Nigerian Dwarf and standard LaMancha (itself the only dairy breed developed in the US)." }, "registries": [ { "name": "Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "The Miniature Goat Registry", "abbreviation": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "lamancha", "name": "LaMancha", "why_confused": "Mini LaMancha carries the LaMancha name and its earless look, so buyers searching \"mini lamancha goats\" often do not know whether it is a small LaMancha or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Mini LaMancha is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x LaMancha cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 27 in (doe) and 29 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as a LaMancha. LaMancha is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 28 in (doe) and 30 in (buck).", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "meat" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Mini LaManchas also carry more flesh than standard dairy goats, so that wethers or cull does can make excellent meat animals.'" } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "miniature", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/registration-guidelines/breed-standards/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 90, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 145, "high": 165, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "General mini-dairy-breed figure ('bucks can weigh as much as 180, but typically are 145-165 lb'), not Mini LaMancha-specific." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "high": 27, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "high": 29, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The hair is short, fine and glossy.'" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Any combination of color is acceptable.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "elf", "gopher" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Both ear types accepted for does; bucks must have gopher ears to register American/Purebred. Maximum ear length 1.5in." }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "straight", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Vestigial elf or gopher ears, no more than 1.5in long", "Long, level lactations with strong persistence", "Carries more flesh than standard dairy breeds" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1002, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "registry_rule", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/milk-test-how-to", "source_title": "Milk Test How To | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR's published Advanced Registry production minimum for a doe 2 years 3 months old at freshening: 1002 lb milk (or 45.1 lb butterfat) in a 305-day test; a registry qualification floor common to TMGR's mini dairy breeds, not a typical yield." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "TMGR says butterfat is 'good' and inherited from both foundation breeds but gives no percentage." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'They tend to have calm manners on the milk stand.'" } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not primarily raised as a meat breed; culls/wethers are noted as suitable for meat, not the breeding population." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "TMGR notes Mini LaManchas carry more flesh than standard dairy goats, making wethers and cull does suitable meat animals.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Lamancha Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "extended_seasonal", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "The Nigerian Dwarf side of the cross 'frequently' contributes aseasonal breeding, but this is described as frequent rather than universal, so recorded as extended (rather than fully year-round) seasonal." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'A quiet, personable temperament', 'calm manners on the milk stand.'" }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "friendly", "curious" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Inquisitive, playful nature.'" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "quiet", "personable", "calm", "inquisitive", "playful" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Nigerian Dwarf side 'contributes... improved hardiness... increased ability to hold condition during heavy lactation periods.'" }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "TMGR notes the Mini LaMancha's manageable size and quiet manners make it well suited to the 'urban dairy' setting.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_title": "Mini LaMancha Breed Standard, TMGR", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR Mini LaMancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_82657fdad168463c84f963c9a96051a7.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Lamancha Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-lamancha-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 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"https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "nubian", "name": "Nubian (Anglo-Nubian)", "why_confused": "Mini Nubian carries the Nubian name and its long ears, so buyers searching \"mini nubian goat\" often do not know whether it is a small Nubian or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Mini Nubian is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x Nubian cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 29 in (doe) and 31 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as a Nubian. Nubian is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 30 in (doe) and 32 in (buck).", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "miniature", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/registration-guidelines/breed-standards/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 80, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Most mini dairy goats have adult does weighing between 80-120 pounds' (general figure across all mini dairy breeds, not Mini Nubian-specific)." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 145, "high": 165, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Bucks can weigh as much as 180 pounds, but typically are 145-165 pounds' (general mini dairy figure)." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "high": 29, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "alternates": [ { "low": 22, "high": 30, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR gives a full Purebred range (22-30in) rather than MDGA's single maximum." } ], "conflict": true, "conflict_on": [ "high" ], "note": "MDGA states only a maximum (29in, American/Purebred); TMGR separately gives a minimum of 22in and a slightly higher Purebred maximum of 30in." }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "high": 31, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "alternates": [ { "low": 23, "high": 32, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ], "conflict": true, "conflict_on": [ "high" ], "note": "MDGA states only a maximum (31in, American/Purebred); TMGR separately gives a minimum of 23in and a slightly higher Purebred maximum of 32in." } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Short, fine, glossy hair.'" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MDGA: 'comes in any color or pattern of short, fine, glossy hair.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Shared source with appearance.colours: MDGA's one sentence ('comes in any color or pattern of short, fine, glossy hair') names pattern acceptance in the same breath as color." }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "pendulous" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Distinctive, long, wide, pendulous ears... forming a bell shape.' Purebred ears must reach the end of the mouth." }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "convex", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Never dished, but slightly to strongly convex, with strongly convex being more desirable' (Purebred requires convex; a dished nose is disqualifying)." }, "blue_eyes": { "status": "reported", "value": "occurs", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR: 'Any color or color combination is accepted including frosted nose and ears. Blue eyes are allowed.'" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Long, wide, pendulous bell-shaped ears reaching the mouth or beyond", "Convex ('Roman') nose required for Purebred registration", "Butterfat yield similar to standard Nubian in a smaller frame" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "MDGA states butterfat yield is 'similar to that of the standard Nubian' but gives no discrete lactation-yield number of its own." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1002, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "registry_rule", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/milk-test-how-to", "source_title": "Milk Test How To | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR's published Advanced Registry production minimum for a doe 2 years 3 months old at freshening: 1002 lb milk (or, alternatively, 45.1 lb butterfat) in a 305-day test. This is a registry qualification floor for all TMGR mini dairy breeds, not a typical/average yield, and not broken out per breed." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Penn State's DHIR table does not break out Mini Nubian as a separate line from standard Nubian." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Known for its ease of milking; producing a high quantity and quality of milk.'" } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "MDGA notes Mini Nubians 'can carry more muscling than dairy goats of Swiss origin', inherited from the Nubian side of the cross.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "extended_seasonal", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/about/miniature-dairy-goats/", "source_title": "What is a Miniature Dairy Goat? | Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MDGA (general statement about its mini dairy breeds): 'The influence of Nigerian Dwarf genetics may expand the breeding season past the fall months.' Recorded as extended rather than year-round, matching Mini LaMancha/Mini Oberhasli's existing treatment elsewhere in this corpus." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "tags": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock 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"source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": 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"status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Nubian Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" 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CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "retrieved": "2026-09-06", "width": 960, "height": 720, "below_size_floor": true, "alt_text": "Mini Nubian goat, three goats with long pendulous ears standing in a pasture" } } } }, { "slug": "mini-oberhasli", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "mini-oberhasli", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Mini Oberhasli", "display_name": "Mini Oberhasli", "slug": "mini-oberhasli", "aliases": [ "Miniature Oberhasli" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "US" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Cross of Nigerian Dwarf and standard Oberhasli." }, "registries": [ { "name": "Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "The Miniature Goat Registry", "abbreviation": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "oberhasli", "name": "Oberhasli", "why_confused": "Mini Oberhasli carries the Oberhasli name and its bay coloring, so buyers searching \"mini oberhasli\" often do not know whether it is a small Oberhasli or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Mini Oberhasli is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x Oberhasli cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 27 in (doe) and 29 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as an Oberhasli. Oberhasli is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 28 in (doe) and 30 in (buck).", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "miniature", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/registration-guidelines/breed-standards/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 80, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "General mini-dairy-breed figure, not Mini Oberhasli-specific." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 145, "high": 165, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "General mini-dairy-breed figure." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "high": 27, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "high": 29, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "red bay", "black (does only)" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Rich red bay coat ranging from light bay to a dark bay or solid black in does. Bucks must be red bay to be registered.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "chamois (black facial/leg markings)" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR notes the ear 'tends to be shorter than other Swiss breeds, set lower, and pointed forward.'" }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Dished or straight.' A convex nose is disqualifying." }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Rich red bay coat with black chamois markings (bucks must be red bay)", "Short, wide head with deep jaw and broad muzzle, inherited from standard Oberhasli", "Ear shorter and set lower than other Swiss-type minis" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1002, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "registry_rule", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/milk-test-how-to", "source_title": "Milk Test How To | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR's published Advanced Registry production minimum for a doe 2 years 3 months old at freshening: 1002 lb milk (or 45.1 lb butterfat) in a 305-day test; a registry qualification floor common to TMGR's mini dairy breeds, not a typical yield." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "TMGR notes the Nigerian Dwarf side contributes 'higher levels of butterfat and protein production' but gives no percentage." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "extended_seasonal", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR: Nigerian Dwarf contributes 'aseasonal breeding' to the cross, but this is described as a Nigerian Dwarf trait blended in, not a universal Mini Oberhasli guarantee." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Its appearance is alert and vigorous while having a gentle temperament.'" }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "alert" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini 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Must be solid white/cream for Purebred registration; off-color kids go to Experimental or the Mini Sable herdbook." }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Saanen Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Erect and alertly carried, preferably pointing forward.'" }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Saanen Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Straight or slightly dished.' Roman noses are not desirable." }, "blue_eyes": { "status": "reported", "value": "occurs", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR: 'Blue eyes are allowed.'" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Heavier-boned, carrying more substance than other Swiss-type minis", "Must be solid white/cream to register Purebred", "Blue eyes permitted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1002, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "registry_rule", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/milk-test-how-to", "source_title": "Milk Test How To | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR's published Advanced Registry production minimum for a doe 2 years 3 months old at freshening: 1002 lb milk (or 45.1 lb butterfat) in a 305-day test; a registry qualification floor common to TMGR's mini dairy breeds, not a typical yield." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Saanen Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "extended_seasonal", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/about/miniature-dairy-goats/", "source_title": "What is a Miniature Dairy Goat? | Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MDGA (general statement about its mini dairy breeds): 'The influence of Nigerian Dwarf genetics may expand the breeding season past the fall months.' Recorded as extended rather than year-round, matching Mini LaMancha/Mini Oberhasli's existing treatment elsewhere in this corpus." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "tags": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Saanen Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Vigorous with rugged bones.'" }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Saanen Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Wikimedia Commons search: \"Mini Saanen goat\"", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Wikimedia Commons search: \"Miniature Saanen goat\"", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "No Commons upload identifies as MDGA's Mini Saanen cross; nothing cleared the licence/size bar under any term tried." } } } }, { "slug": "mini-toggenburg", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "mini-toggenburg", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Mini Toggenburg", "display_name": "Mini Toggenburg", "slug": "mini-toggenburg", "aliases": [], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "US" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Cross of Nigerian Dwarf and standard Toggenburg." }, "registries": [ { "name": "Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "The Miniature Goat Registry", "abbreviation": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "toggenburg", "name": "Toggenburg", "why_confused": "Mini Toggenburg carries the Toggenburg name and its markings, so buyers searching \"mini toggenburg goat\" often do not know whether it is a small Toggenburg or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Mini Toggenburg is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x Toggenburg cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 25 in (doe) and 27 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as a Toggenburg. Toggenburg is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 26 in (doe) and 28 in (buck).", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "miniature", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/registration-guidelines/breed-standards/", "source_title": "Breed Standards - Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 80, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "General mini-dairy-breed figure, not Mini Toggenburg-specific." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 145, "high": 165, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/_files/ugd/217727_f3b42dedb8d943b2a54716047ab0638d.pdf", "source_title": "TMGR Member Handbook", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "General mini-dairy-breed figure." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "high": 25, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "high": 27, "unit": "in", "bound": "maximum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The hair may be short or long but always soft and fine.'" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "light fawn to dark chocolate" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Solid color, no preference on shade." }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "white/cream Toggenburg markings" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Trimmed ears, facial stripes, white hind legs and lower forelegs, tail triangles; tricolour/piebald disqualifying." }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Erect, small and facing forward.'" }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "dished", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Straight or dished with dish being preferred.'" }, "blue_eyes": { "status": "reported", "value": "occurs", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR: 'Frosted ears and muzzle will be accepted. Blue eyes are allowed.'" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Solid fawn-to-chocolate coat with distinctive white Toggenburg markings", "Small, forward-facing erect ears", "Among the lowest maximum heights of the MDGA mini dairy breeds (25/27in)" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1002, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "registry_rule", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/milk-test-how-to", "source_title": "Milk Test How To | tmgronline (TMGR)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR's published Advanced Registry production minimum for a doe 2 years 3 months old at freshening: 1002 lb milk (or 45.1 lb butterfat) in a 305-day test; a registry qualification floor common to TMGR's mini dairy breeds, not a typical yield." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "MDGA describes the breed as known for 'productivity and calm nature'; that phrase is used on the temperament.docility field instead." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "extended_seasonal", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/about/miniature-dairy-goats/", "source_title": "What is a Miniature Dairy Goat? | Miniature Dairy Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "MDGA (general statement about its mini dairy breeds): 'The influence of Nigerian Dwarf genetics may expand the breeding season past the fall months.' Recorded as extended rather than year-round, matching Mini LaMancha/Mini Oberhasli's existing treatment elsewhere in this corpus." }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Known for its productivity and calm nature.'" }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "calm" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "calm" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "TMGR", "url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "MDGA Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard", "url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Wikimedia Commons search: \"Mini Toggenburg goat\"", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Wikimedia Commons search: \"Miniature Toggenburg goat\"", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "No Commons upload identifies as MDGA's Mini Toggenburg cross; nothing cleared the licence/size bar under any term tried." } } } }, { "slug": "nigerian-dwarf", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "nigerian-dwarf", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Nigerian Dwarf", "display_name": "Nigerian Dwarf", "slug": "nigerian-dwarf", "aliases": [ "Nigerian", "Nigerian Dwarf Goat", "Mini Nigerian" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "NG" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/nigerian-dwarf-goats.html", "source_title": "Nigerian Dwarf Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "history_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Descended from small West African goats, imported to the US and developed there into a standardised miniature dairy breed distinct from the cobbier Pygmy.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/nigerian-dwarf-goats.html", "source_title": "Nigerian Dwarf Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "ADGA", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Goat Society", "abbreviation": "AGS", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association", "abbreviation": "NDGA", "url": "https://www.ndga.org/ndga-breed-standard.html", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "pygmy", "name": "Pygmy", "why_confused": "Both are small West-African-derived companion-sized goats frequently confused in casual search and sale listings.", "key_difference": "Nigerian Dwarf is bred for refined dairy conformation and is registered as a dairy breed; Pygmy is bred for a cobby, heavily-muscled meat-type body for exhibition/companion use, not dairy.", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA describes it as the only miniature dairy goat breed it registers." }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page (tier 4, not citable for this field)", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/nigerian-dwarf-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "OSU (tier 4, history-only) describes them as popular pets and 4-H projects, but that source tier is not permitted for this field; no tier 1-3 source was found stating a secondary purpose." } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "miniature", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 50, "high": 50, "unit": "lb", "bound": "typical", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.ndga.org/uploads/2/6/7/9/26790679/downloadable_brochure.pdf", "source_title": "NDGA downloadable breed brochure", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NDGA states average doe weight of about 50 lb. ADGA's guidebook separately cites an unsplit average of 75 lb without a sex breakdown." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 75, "high": 75, "unit": "lb", "bound": "typical", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.ndga.org/uploads/2/6/7/9/26790679/downloadable_brochure.pdf", "source_title": "NDGA downloadable breed brochure", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NDGA states buck weight up to about 75 lb, matching ADGA's unsplit average of 75 lb." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 17, "high": 22.5, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "title": "AGS Breed Standards", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "AGS states the same 22.5in maximum, without a stated minimum." } ] }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 17, "high": 23.5, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "straight", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: 'Any pattern, color, or combination of colors is acceptable.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Shared source with appearance.colours: AGS's one sentence names pattern acceptance in the same breath as color." }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS describes medium-length erect ears; ADGA agrees." }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Goat Society Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA/AGS both accept straight or dished profiles." }, "blue_eyes": { "status": "reported", "value": "occurs", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: 'the only dairy breed known to occasionally have blue eyes'." }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Only miniature dairy breed registered by ADGA", "Occasional blue eyes", "High-butterfat milk for its size" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "reported", "value": 795, "unit": "lb", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://queries.uscdcb.com/publish/dhi/current/ha8.html", "title": "2021 DHI Goat Herd Averages - CDCB", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "CDCB's 2021 table gives 663 lb milk for Nigerian Dwarf (220 herds), close to Penn State's 795 lb 2019 average and within its 220-2110 lb range. Penn State kept primary; CDCB has no butterfat/protein %." } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 220, "high": 2110, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cornell CALS, Dairy Goat Breeds", "url": "https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/dairy-goat-breeds", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Both sources give an all-breed average lactation length (Penn State: 284 days) but do not break it out per breed." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 6.4, "high": 6.4, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "protein_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 4.4, "high": 4.4, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Nigerian Dwarf is bred and registered as a dairy breed; dressing percentage is not a published trait for it." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed; no carcass literature was found." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Short-coated dairy breed; no fiber product." }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page (tier 4, not citable for this field)", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/nigerian-dwarf-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "OSU (tier 4) reports 1-4 kids per litter but that source tier is not permitted here; no tier 1-3 source with a breed-specific figure was found." }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "year_round", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://www.tmgronline.com/breed-standards", "source_title": "TMGR Miniature Dairy Goat Breed Standards (Mini Oberhasli page, describing Nigerian Dwarf foundation traits)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "TMGR: Nigerian Dwarf is known for 'aseasonal breeding'. OSU (tier 4, not citable here) independently states 'Dwarf goats breed year round.'" }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page (tier 4, not citable for this field)", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/nigerian-dwarf-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "OSU (tier 4) suggests 7-8 months but that source tier is not permitted here; no tier 1-3 source with a breed-specific figure was found." }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/nigerian-dwarf-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NDGA breed brochure", "url": "https://www.ndga.org/uploads/2/6/7/9/26790679/downloadable_brochure.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS calls the breed 'gregarious, friendly, hardy'. 'Friendly' maps to the docile band; 'gregarious' alone would map to moderate, so the lower-numbered band (docile) is recorded per the lexicon rule.", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://www.ndga.org/temperament.html", "title": "Temperament | Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "NDGA (tier 1): 'gentle, lovable and playful... calm, even temperament.' Strictly under the lexicon, 'gentle' alone maps to very_docile, one band more docile than AGS's 'docile'. Kept AGS primary; flagged rather than silently reclassified." } ] }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "friendly", "gregarious", "hardy_tempered", "curious" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "friendly", "gregarious", "hardy" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/nigerian-dwarf-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed, so its handler-experience-level rating (the only accepted source tier for this field) does not exist." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/nigerian-dwarf-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: 'hardy... thrive in almost any climate' maps to high hardiness." }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/nigerian-dwarf-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Owners of other types of livestock often find their Nigerian Dwarves blend in well with a mixed herd and don't need separate, purpose-built quarters.", "own_words": true, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.ndga.org/temperament.html", "source_title": "Temperament | Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NDGA (tier 1, the breed's own association, supersedes the previously-cited OSU tier 4 source for this field): 'Owners often find their Nigerian goats blend in with other farm animals and do not need special quarters.' OSU's parallel tier-4 statement is no longer cited now that a tier 1 source covers the same field." }, "fencing_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Nigerian Dwarves need fencing sturdy enough to contain them given their small size, though nothing purpose-built beyond that.", "own_words": true, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.ndga.org/temperament.html", "source_title": "Temperament | Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NDGA (tier 1, supersedes the previously-cited OSU tier 4 source): 'They do however require adequate fencing that will be able to contain them due to their small size.'" } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "health_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Nigerian Dwarf kids tend to grow their horns more slowly than most breeds, so disbudding is usually done later -- around day 14 -- rather than the day 3-7 window used for most kids, to reduce pain and lower the chance of scur (partial horn regrowth).", "own_words": true, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/preventative-health-care-and-husbandry-of-goats/breeding-and-parturition-of-goats", "source_title": "Breeding and Parturition of Goats | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck names this breed directly: 'Breeds such as Nigerian Dwarf and Pygmy goats may have slower-growing horns and should be disbudded by day 14... to minimize pain and subsequent scur,' vs. a day 3-7 window for other breeds. Placed under health_note, not distinguishing_features, since that list is already single-sourced to ADGA." } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "common", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "At 28,097 registrations in 2024 alone -- the single highest count of any ADGA breed that year -- Nigerian Dwarf is plainly common in the US, not merely present." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section (San Clemente, Spanish, Myotonic, Oberhasli are the only goats listed)." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 28097, "unit": "annual_registrations", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2024", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA's 2024 Annual Report states 28,097 total Nigerian Dwarf registrations for the year (21,215 does, 6,882 bucks) -- the highest of any ADGA breed, and down 2024 YTD registrations were noted as dropping most significantly for Nigerian Dwarf and Nubian versus the prior year." } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:NigerianDwarfDairyGoat.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NigerianDwarfDairyGoat.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-3.0", "author": "Jmkarohl", "attribution_string": "Photo: Jmkarohl, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Nigerian Dwarf goat, a small black-and-tan doe in side profile", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1237, "height": 958, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" } } } }, { "slug": "nigora", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "nigora", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Nigora", "display_name": "Nigora", "slug": "nigora", "aliases": [ "American Nigora", "Nigoras" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "US" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_title": "ANGBA || Welcome", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Cross-breed of Nigerian Dwarf and Angora (or approved mini-dairy/Angora crosses); ANGBA formed 2007 to promote the breed." }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Nigora Goat Breeders Association", "abbreviation": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": {}, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "fibre", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_title": "ANGBA || Welcome", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ANGBA: 'a dual-purpose goat which produces quality milk and luxury fiber', bred primarily to fill a fiber niche not met by dairy breeds." }, "secondary": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "dairy" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_title": "ANGBA || Welcome", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "miniature", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Conformation, character and style shall be that of... a well formed miniature dairy goat.'" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 19, "high": 29, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Standard applies the same 19-29in range to both sexes." }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 19, "high": 29, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "cashgora_fleece", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Type A averages 6+in, Type B 3-6in, Type C 1-3in." }, "colours": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Standard defers to Nigerian Dwarf/Mini Dairy color and pattern terminology rather than defining its own list." }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect", "semi_pendulous" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Ear set may vary erect (Nigerian/Swiss-type) or somewhat dropped (Angora-influenced); true long pendulous (Nubian-type), gopher and elf ears are explicit disqualifications." }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Produces one of three cashgora-type fleeces (A/B/C)", "Rectangular, refined miniature-dairy-goat build", "Roman nose is a disqualifying fault" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "cashgora", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "staple_length": { "status": "reported", "low": 1, "high": 6, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Type A averages 6+in; Type B 3-6in; Type C 1-3in, minimum 1in." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'A Nigora should have a calm, amiable, laid back disposition and be neither aggressive nor excessively fearful.'" }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "friendly", "calm" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "calm", "amiable", "laid-back" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_title": "ANGBA breed standard article", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "very_rare", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2022031401", "source_title": "ANGBA article: 'the American Nigora's claim to fame'", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ANGBA's own members note the breed is still working toward the F6 generation needed for 'legitimate breed status' 30 years in, implying a small, still-forming population." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section. Nigora is a US-developed breed (ANGBA) with an active US registry and population, so a considered 'not listed' verdict is recorded rather than not_found, consistent with the same treatment already given to Pygora (a structurally identical modern US fiber-cross breed) elsewhere in this corpus." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA", "url": "https://www.angba.org/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ANGBA breed standard", "url": "https://www.angba.org/read.php?content=2024010101", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:EARLY ANGBA NIGORA GOATS.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EARLY_ANGBA_NIGORA_GOATS.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-3.0", "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0", "author": "Irthumper", "attribution_string": "Photo: Irthumper, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "retrieved": "2026-09-06", "width": 1600, "height": 1021, "alt_text": "Nigora goat, a group of goats of varying coat types behind a wire fence" } } } }, { "slug": "nubian", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "nubian", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Nubian", "display_name": "Nubian (Anglo-Nubian)", "slug": "nubian", "aliases": [ "Anglo-Nubian", "Anglo Nubian", "Goat Nubian" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "GB" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: ancestors have African and Indian heritage, 'developed further in England, where they are known as Anglo-Nubians.'" }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "ADGA", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Goat Society", "abbreviation": "AGS", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "British Goat Society", "abbreviation": "BGS", "url": "https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/about-us/breeds-of-goats/", "country": "GB", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Registers the breed as Anglo-Nubian." } ] }, "disambiguation": { "variants": [ { "name": "Anglo-Nubian", "registry_abbreviation": "BGS", "region": "United Kingdom / international", "distinguishing_note": "Same breed as the US Nubian, registered under the name Anglo-Nubian by the British Goat Society and used internationally; not a separate breed.", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ], "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "mini-nubian", "name": "Mini Nubian", "why_confused": "Mini Nubian carries the Nubian name and its long ears, so buyers searching \"mini nubian goat\" often do not know whether it is a small Nubian or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Nubian is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 30 in (doe) and 32 in (buck). Mini Nubian is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x Nubian cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 29 in (doe) and 31 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as a Nubian.", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-nubian-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Nubian Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "One of ADGA's eight standard-sized dairy breeds, as distinct from the miniature Nigerian Dwarf." }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 135, "high": 135, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "title": "AGS Breed Standards", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "AGS states the same 135 lb minimum for does." } ] }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 170, "high": 170, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "conflict": true, "conflict_on": [ "low" ], "alternates": [ { "low": 160, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS states a 160 lb minimum for bucks, 10 lb lower than ADGA's 170 lb." } ], "note": "ADGA and AGS both register this breed but disagree on the buck minimum (170 vs 160 lb); ADGA recorded as primary as the higher/narrower minimum (rung c of the same-tier tiebreak ladder)." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 30, "high": 30, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "title": "AGS Breed Standards", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true } ] }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 32, "high": 32, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "title": "AGS Breed Standards", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true } ] } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The hair is short, fine and glossy.'" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA: 'Nubians may be any color, solid or patterned.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color or pattern accepted" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Shared source with appearance.colours: ADGA's one sentence ('may be any color, solid or patterned') names pattern in the same breath as color." }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "pendulous" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Long ears 'hanging down and flaring out and forward at their rounded tip', extending at least 1in below the muzzle." }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "convex", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Strongly convex' profile between eyes and muzzle, often called a 'Roman nose'." }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Long pendulous 'bell-shaped' ears", "Strongly convex (Roman-nosed) facial profile", "High butterfat and protein milk", "Notably vocal breed" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "reported", "value": 2018, "unit": "lb", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/dairy-goat-breeds", "title": "Cornell CALS, Dairy Goat Breeds", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": false, "note": "Cornell's 1998 dataset gives 1618 lb for Anglo-Nubian; superseded by Penn State's 2019 DHIR table per SOURCES.md, not treated as a live conflict." }, { "url": "https://queries.uscdcb.com/publish/dhi/current/ha8.html", "title": "2021 DHI Goat Herd Averages - CDCB", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": false, "note": "CDCB's 2021 table gives 1,484 lb milk for Nubian (73 herds), ~26% below Penn State's 2,018 lb 2019 average but inside its 510-3840 lb range. Read as a different herd sample/year, not a conflict; Penn State kept primary." } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 510, "high": 3840, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cornell CALS, Dairy Goat Breeds", "url": "https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/dairy-goat-breeds", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 4.9, "high": 4.9, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "protein_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 3.8, "high": 3.8, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed; no carcass yield literature was found." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "AGS notes Nubians 'often carry more muscling/fleshing than the Swiss breeds', unusual for a dairy breed.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "reported", "low": 70, "high": 70, "unit": "lb", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/management-of-reproduction-goats/puberty-and-estrus-in-goats", "source_title": "Puberty and Estrus in Goats | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck names Nubian directly: 'Larger goat breeds (eg, Nubian, LaMancha, Boer, and Saanen) can be safely bred when approximately 70 lb (32 kg).' Applied only to the four breeds Merck names; not extended by inference to any other breed." } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cornell CALS, Dairy Goat Breeds", "url": "https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/dairy-goat-breeds", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "tags": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Cornell CALS, Dairy Goat Breeds", "url": "https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/dairy-goat-breeds", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "noise_level": { "status": "reported", "value": "vocal", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Also noted for being a quite vocal breed.'" }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/dairy-goat-breeds", "source_title": "Cornell CALS, Dairy Goat Breeds", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Cornell: known for '...their tolerance to heat.'" }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cornell CALS, Dairy Goat Breeds", "url": "https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/dairy-goat-breeds", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Cornell CALS, Dairy Goat Breeds", "url": "https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/dairy-goat-breeds", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "common", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "12,112 registrations in 2024 alone -- ADGA's second-highest breed count that year -- plainly common in the US." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section; one of the most common US dairy breeds." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 12112, "unit": "annual_registrations", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2024", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA's 2024 Annual Report states 12,112 total Nubian registrations for the year (9,157 does, 2,955 bucks)." } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Anglo-Nubier Ziege (cropped).JPG", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anglo-Nubier_Ziege_(cropped).JPG", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-3.0", "author": "4028mdk09", "attribution_string": "Photo: 4028mdk09, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Nubian (Anglo-Nubian) goat, a brown doe with the breed's long pendulous ears and Roman nose", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1600, "height": 1294, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" } } } }, { "slug": "oberhasli", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "oberhasli", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Oberhasli", "display_name": "Oberhasli", "slug": "oberhasli", "aliases": [ "Swiss Alpine", "Oberhasli-Brienzer" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "CH" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'A dairy goat found in the Brienzer region of Switzerland near Bern.' Formerly called the Swiss Alpine in the US." }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "ADGA", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Goat Society", "abbreviation": "AGS", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "mini-oberhasli", "name": "Mini Oberhasli", "why_confused": "Mini Oberhasli carries the Oberhasli name and its bay coloring, so buyers searching \"mini oberhasli\" often do not know whether it is a small Oberhasli or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Oberhasli is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 28 in (doe) and 30 in (buck). Mini Oberhasli is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x Oberhasli cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 27 in (doe) and 29 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as an Oberhasli.", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-oberhasli-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Oberhasli Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "show" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/oberhasli-goat/", "source_title": "Oberhasli Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "note": "Livestock Conservancy: 'This is a good breed for novice goat owners as they can be used for exhibition, milk, and pets.' 'Exhibition' mapped to show. Imported from deep-research run 1, 7 Sep 2026.", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 120, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "alternates": [ { "low": 100, "high": 125, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "LC gives an observed typical range (100-125 lb) rather than a breed-standard minimum." } ], "conflict": false, "note": "ADGA's figure is a breed-standard minimum; LC's is an observed typical range. Different basis, not treated as a live conflict per SOURCES.md." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 150, "high": 150, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "alternates": [ { "low": 125, "high": 150, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ], "conflict": false, "note": "ADGA's figure is a breed-standard minimum; LC's is an observed typical range." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 28, "high": 28, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 30, "high": 30, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "bay", "black" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Bay, ranging from light to a deep red bay with correct black markings. Does may also be solid black.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "chamois (black facial/dorsal stripes)" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Straight'; a Roman nose is discriminated against, but AGS's parallel Swiss-breed text allows 'straight or dished'." }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Rich red bay 'chamois' color with black facial stripes and leg markings", "Calm, quiet disposition" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "reported", "value": 1995, "unit": "lb", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://queries.uscdcb.com/publish/dhi/current/ha8.html", "title": "2021 DHI Goat Herd Averages - CDCB", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": false, "note": "CDCB's 2021 table gives 1,428 lb milk for Oberhasli (10 herds), ~28% below Penn State's 1,995 lb 2019 average, near the low end of its 1120-3050 lb range. Read as a smaller sample, not a conflict; Penn State kept primary." } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1120, "high": 3050, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 3.7, "high": 3.7, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "protein_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 3, "high": 3, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA: 'known for its calm disposition.'" } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "reported", "low": 1, "high": 4, "unit": "kids", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/oberhasli-goat/", "source_title": "Oberhasli Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "note": "Livestock Conservancy: 'They may only produce 1 kid at their first breeding, but after that will produce up to 4 kids per breeding.' Imported from deep-research run 1, 7 Sep 2026.", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Known for its calm disposition.'" }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "calm" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "reported", "value": "novice", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "calm" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "low", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "LC lists preferred climate as 'Cool, temperate', implying limited heat tolerance." }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "LC lists preferred climate as 'Cool, temperate'." }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "infection in damp/humid weather" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/oberhasli-goat/", "source_title": "Oberhasli Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "note": "Livestock Conservancy: 'They are usually healthy although they are prone to infection in damp/humid weather, so they need to be monitored in these conditions.' Imported from deep-research run 1, 7 Sep 2026.", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "1,526 annual ADGA registrations (2024) is ambiguous on its own, and Oberhasli is separately 'Recovering' on the 2026 Livestock Conservancy CPL -- in tension with a plain 'common' call. Left not_found rather than force it, unlike Nigerian Dwarf/Nubian/Alpine/LaMancha/Saanen/Toggenburg." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "recovering", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 1526, "unit": "annual_registrations", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2024", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA's 2024 Annual Report states 1,526 total Oberhasli registrations for the year (1,193 does, 333 bucks)." } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Koza pasmine oberhasli (cropped).jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koza_pasmine_oberhasli_(cropped).jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-4.0", "author": "Silverije", "attribution_string": "Photo: Silverije, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Oberhasli goat, a bay doe with black markings in side profile", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1600, "height": 1276, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } } } }, { "slug": "pygmy", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "pygmy", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Pygmy", "display_name": "Pygmy", "slug": "pygmy", "aliases": [ "African Pygmy", "Cameroon Dwarf Goat" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "CM" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/pygmy-goats.html", "source_title": "Pygmy Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "history_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Descended from West African (Cameroon) dwarf goats, exported to zoos in Sweden and Germany, then to England, Canada and the US; first documented US imports arrived in 1959 (Rhue family, California, and Catskill Game Farm, New York).", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/pygmy-goats.html", "source_title": "Pygmy Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "registries": [ { "name": "National Pygmy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "NPGA", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/resources/breed-standard/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Goat Society", "abbreviation": "AGS", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "nigerian-dwarf", "name": "Nigerian Dwarf", "why_confused": "Both are small West-African-derived companion-sized goats frequently confused in casual search and sale listings.", "key_difference": "Pygmy is bred to be cobby, heavily-boned and full-barrelled, is genetically horned by standard, and is registered by NPGA as a show/companion breed; Nigerian Dwarf is bred for refined dairy conformation and is registered as a dairy breed by ADGA/AGS.", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "show", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/about/", "source_title": "About - National Pygmy Goats Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA's own stated purpose centers on protecting the breed standard, registry, and sanctioning shows/exhibits." }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA About page", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/about/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA membership brochure", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Widely kept as pets in practice, but no tier 1-3 source explicitly states pet/companion as a registry-defined purpose." } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "miniature", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA describes the Pygmy as 'genetically small, cobby, and compact' with adult height of 16-23in at the withers, well within miniature range." }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA membership brochure", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "NPGA's standard specifies height and cannon-bone measurements by age, not adult weight." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA membership brochure", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 16, "high": 22.375, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard (age/sex height table, 12 months & older)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "title": "NPGA membership brochure", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "Brochure states mature animals measure 16-23in at the withers overall." } ] }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 16, "high": 23.625, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard (age/sex height table, 12 months & older)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "straight", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "medium", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA: 'full coat of straight, medium long hair'." }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "black", "agouti", "caramel" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "agouti (grizzled)", "solid black", "caramel with dark points" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA: 'ears medium sized, firm, erect, alertly mobile.'" }, "horn_status": { "status": "reported", "value": "horned", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA: 'Genetically horned; disbudding and dehorning permissible.' Genetic hornlessness is a disqualifying fault per NPGA's membership brochure." }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "dished", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA: head 'profile somewhat dished'." }, "wattles": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA membership brochure", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "blue_eyes": { "status": "reported", "value": "does_not_occur", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA specifies eyes 'bright, brown in color' with no blue-eyed allowance in the standard, unlike Nigerian Dwarf's AGS standard." }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Cobby, full-barrelled, heavily-muscled body distinct from dairy-type miniatures", "Genetically horned by standard", "Dished facial profile", "Body circumference proportionately greater than dairy breeds" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not registered or bred as a dairy breed; no milk-yield recording program exists for Pygmy." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked commercially or recorded." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised or marketed as a meat breed; occasional home use is not a documented production trait." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "NPGA breed standard calls for a full-barrelled, well-muscled body with body circumference proportionately greater than that of dairy breeds.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Short-coated companion/show breed; not a fiber producer." }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "reported", "low": 1, "high": 4, "unit": "kids", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA membership brochure", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA: 'bearing one to four young every 9 to 12 months after a 5-month gestation period.'" }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA membership brochure", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA membership brochure", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "reported", "low": 12, "high": 18, "unit": "months", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA membership brochure", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA: 'Does are usually bred for the first time at twelve to eighteen months.'" }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA membership brochure", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA: 'hardy, agile, alert and animated, good-natured, and gregarious.' 'Good-natured' maps to the docile band; 'gregarious'/'alert' alone would map to moderate, so the lower-numbered band (docile) is recorded per the lexicon rule." }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "friendly", "gregarious", "curious", "alert" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "hardy", "agile", "alert", "animated", "good-natured", "gregarious" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed, so the only accepted source tier for this field does not exist for Pygmy." } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_title": "NPGA Pygmy Goat Breed Standard", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NPGA describes the breed as 'hardy'; coat length/density note explicitly says the breed suits both desert and northern climates." }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA Breed Standard", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BREED-STANDARD1-20.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA membership brochure", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA membership brochure", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NPGABrochureAug2022.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "health_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Pygmy kids tend to grow their horns more slowly than most breeds, so disbudding is usually done later -- around day 14 -- rather than the day 3-7 window used for most kids, to reduce pain and lower the chance of scur (partial horn regrowth).", "own_words": true, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/preventative-health-care-and-husbandry-of-goats/breeding-and-parturition-of-goats", "source_title": "Breeding and Parturition of Goats | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck names this breed directly: 'Breeds such as Nigerian Dwarf and Pygmy goats may have slower-growing horns and should be disbudded by day 14 to minimize pain and subsequent scur (partial horn regrowth) development,' against a general day 3-7 disbudding window for other breeds stated on the same page." } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/about/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/about/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NPGA About page", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/about/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NPGA registration statistics", "url": "https://npga-pygmy.com/about/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Pygmy Goat At Las Vegas Zoo.JPG", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pygmy_Goat_At_Las_Vegas_Zoo.JPG", "licence": "PD", "author": "ZooFari at en.wikipedia", "attribution_string": "Photo: ZooFari at en.wikipedia, PD, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Pygmy goat, a small, stocky doe", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1600, "height": 1800 } } } }, { "slug": "pygora", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "pygora", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Pygora", "display_name": "Pygora", "slug": "pygora", "aliases": [], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "US" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Bred in Oregon by Katharine Jorgensen, crossing a registered NPGA Pygmy with a registered AAGBA Angora; PBA formed 1987." }, "registries": [ { "name": "Pygora Breeders Association", "abbreviation": "PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "fibre", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'A Pygora is a fiber goat purposely bred to produce fine fiber for hand spinning.'" }, "secondary": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "pet_companion" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'An affectionate, engaging personality, a manageable size... you have the perfect fiber goat.'" } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "miniature", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Minimum registerable doe height 18in, average 22in; derived from Pygmy foundation stock." }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 75, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 75, "high": 140, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Includes wethers (neutered males), which the source groups with bucks for this range." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 18, "high": 22, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Minimum registerable size 18in at 2 years; average size 22in." }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 23, "high": 27, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Minimum registerable size 23in at 2.5 years; average size 27in; no maximum." } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "cashgora_fleece", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Produces one of three fleece types (Type A mohair-like, Type B blended, Type C cashmere-like)." }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Type A averages 6+in, Type B 3-6in, Type C 1-3in." }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "caramel", "agouti", "black", "white" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Two recorded colors: an out-of-fleece color and a (usually lighter) in-fleece color." }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "dorsal stripe", "socks to the knees", "facial mask" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Markings mirror Pygmy breed-specific markings; a white crown often appears on dark animals." }, "ear_type": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Produces one of three distinct, PBA-defined fleece types (A/B/C)", "No fleece on legs from the knee down", "Cross of registered NPGA Pygmy and AAGBA Angora foundation stock" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not bred or recorded for milk production." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "cashgora", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "reported", "low": 0.5, "high": 3, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Type A may produce up to 3 lb raw fleece per shearing; Type B averages 1 lb; Type C produces as little as 8 oz (0.5 lb)." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "reported", "low": 18.5, "high": 28, "unit": "micron", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Type A usually <28 micron; Type B tests below 24 micron on average; Type C usually below 18.5 micron." }, "staple_length": { "status": "reported", "low": 1, "high": 6, "unit": "in", "bound": "range", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_title": "Pygora Breed Standard - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Type A averages 6+in; Type B 3-6in; Type C 1-3in (minimum 1in)." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "reported", "value": 2, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-fiber", "source_title": "Pygora Fiber - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Type-A and Type-B goats usually are shorn twice a year'; Type C can be brushed/plucked/sheared." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora Fiber, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-fiber", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'An affectionate, engaging personality' maps to the docile band." }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "friendly", "curious" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "affectionate", "engaging" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_title": "Pygora FAQ - Pygora Breeders Association", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Hardiness and fleece in a range of colors — you have the perfect fiber goat.'" }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Pygora FAQ, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-faq", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Pygora Breed Standard, PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "PBA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "PBA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "PBA", "url": "https://www.pygoragoats.org/pygora-breed-standard", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Oregon Zoo White Goat.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oregon_Zoo_White_Goat.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-2.0", "author": "Marianne Madden from New York City, USA", "attribution_string": "Photo: Marianne Madden from New York City, USA, CC-BY-SA-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Pygora goat, a white, curly-fleeced doe standing in a barn doorway", "retrieved": "2026-09-06", "width": 1600, "height": 1200, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0" } } } }, { "slug": "saanen", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "saanen", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Saanen", "display_name": "Saanen", "slug": "saanen", "aliases": [], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "CH" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/saanen-goats.html", "source_title": "Saanen Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The Saanen dairy goat originated in Switzerland, in the Saanen Valley.'" }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "ADGA", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Goat Society", "abbreviation": "AGS", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "mini-saanen", "name": "Mini Saanen", "why_confused": "Mini Saanen carries the Saanen name and its white coat, so buyers searching \"mini saanen goat\" often do not know whether it is a small Saanen or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Saanen is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 30 in (doe) and 32 in (buck). Mini Saanen is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x Saanen cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 29 in (doe) and 31 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as a Saanen.", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-saanen-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Saanen Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 135, "high": 135, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 170, "high": 170, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 30, "high": 30, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 32, "high": 32, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "white", "light cream" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Distinguished by solid white or light cream-colored hair.' Small skin spots and a hair spot up to 1.5in across are allowable." }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Straight or dished. A tendency toward a roman nose is discriminated against' (per Oklahoma State's summary of the standard)." }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Solid white or light cream coat", "High milk production with calm temperament, favored for commercial dairies", "Erect, forward-pointing ears" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "reported", "value": 2702, "unit": "lb", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://queries.uscdcb.com/publish/dhi/current/ha8.html", "title": "2021 DHI Goat Herd Averages - CDCB", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "CDCB's 2021 DHI herd-average table gives 2,522 lb milk for Saanen (24 herds, 621 doe-years), about 7% below Penn State's 2,702 lb 2019 average -- close enough to read as corroborating. Penn State kept as primary; no butterfat %/protein % exists on the CDCB table." } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 920, "high": 4870, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 3.3, "high": 3.3, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "protein_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 2.9, "high": 2.9, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'A favorite for commercial dairies due to its high milk production and calm temperament.'" } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "reported", "low": 70, "high": 70, "unit": "lb", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.merckvetmanual.com/management-and-nutrition/management-of-reproduction-goats/puberty-and-estrus-in-goats", "source_title": "Puberty and Estrus in Goats | Merck Veterinary Manual", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Merck names Saanen directly: 'Larger goat breeds (eg, Nubian, LaMancha, Boer, and Saanen) can be safely bred when approximately 70 lb (32 kg).' Applied only to the four breeds Merck names; not extended by inference to any other breed." } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Calm temperament.'" }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "calm" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "calm" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: '...sturdiness, vitality, ease of management, herd compatibility... and capacity to tolerate environmental change.'" }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "low", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/saanen-goats.html", "source_title": "Saanen Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "OSU (tier 4, now a permitted source for this field as of 5 Sep 2026): 'The breed is sensitive to excessive sunlight and performs best in cooler conditions. The provision of shade is essential.' Same statement already used for housing_note; here mapped directly to low heat tolerance." }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/saanen-goats", "source_title": "Saanen Goats - Breeds of Livestock - Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "note": "OSU (tier 4, permitted for climate-tolerance fields): 'The breed is sensitive to excessive sunlight and performs best in cooler conditions.' Same page and sentence already used for heat_tolerance: low; here mapped to cold_tolerance: high. Imported from deep-research run 1, 7 Sep 2026.", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Saanens are sensitive to strong sun, so shaded shelter should be part of their housing setup rather than optional.", "own_words": true, "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/saanen-goats.html", "source_title": "Saanen Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "OSU (tier 4, now permitted for this field): 'The breed is sensitive to excessive sunlight and performs best in cooler conditions. The provision of shade is essential.' Recorded as a housing/shelter note, not a heat_tolerance value (that field stays out of tier-4 scope)." }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "common", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "2,046 registrations in 2024 alone -- plainly common in the US." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section; one of the most common US dairy breeds." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 2046, "unit": "annual_registrations", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2024", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA's 2024 Annual Report states 2,046 total Saanen registrations for the year (1,602 does, 444 bucks)." } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Saanen goat-04289.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saanen_goat-04289.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-4.0", "author": "Sanoopsanu92", "attribution_string": "Photo: Sanoopsanu92, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Saanen goat, an all-white doe in side profile with tail raised", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1600, "height": 2087, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } } } }, { "slug": "sable", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "sable", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Sable", "display_name": "Sable", "slug": "sable", "aliases": [ "American Sable" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "CH" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA describes Sable as sharing the Saanen's production and temperament; it is a colored variant of the Swiss Saanen rather than a separately-originated breed." }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "ADGA", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Goat Society", "abbreviation": "AGS", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": {}, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 135, "high": 135, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 170, "high": 170, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 30, "high": 30, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 32, "high": 32, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color but solid white or cream" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA: 'Sables may be any color or combination of colors except solid white or solid light cream.' Confirmed by AGS: 'Sables may be any color except solid pale cream or white.' Neither source names 'pattern' explicitly for Sable, so patterns stays not_found." }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Straight or dished.'" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Any color/combination except solid white or solid light cream (the colored counterpart of the Saanen)", "Same high milk production and calm temperament as the Saanen" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "reported", "value": 2385, "unit": "lb", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://queries.uscdcb.com/publish/dhi/current/ha8.html", "title": "2021 DHI Goat Herd Averages - CDCB", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": false, "note": "CDCB's 2021 table gives 1,885 lb milk for Sable (a thin sample: 3 herds), ~21% below Penn State's 2,385 lb 2019 average but within its 1540-3120 lb range. Read as a small-sample difference; Penn State kept primary." } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1540, "high": 3120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 3.3, "high": 3.3, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "protein_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 2.9, "high": 2.9, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Sables have the same high milk production and calm temperament as the Saanen.'" } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA/AGS: 'Sables have the same high milk production and calm temperament as the Saanen.'" }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "calm" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "calm" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "510 annual ADGA registrations in 2024 -- a few hundred -- doesn't cleanly map to common vs. limited on its own; left not_found rather than guess." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 510, "unit": "annual_registrations", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2024", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA's 2024 Annual Report states 510 total Sable registrations for the year (412 does, 98 bucks) -- one of ADGA's smaller-volume breeds." } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Wikimedia Commons search: \"Sable goat\"", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Wikimedia Commons search: \"Colored Saanen goat\"", "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "No free-licensed photo of the breed (ADGA's colored-Saanen variety) exists on Commons under any term tried." } } } }, { "slug": "savanna", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "savanna", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Savanna", "display_name": "Savanna", "slug": "savanna", "aliases": [ "Savannah" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "ZA" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/The-Origin-and-Development-of-Savannah-Goats.pdf", "source_title": "The Origin and Development of Savannah Goats (North American Savannah Association)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Developed from indigenous South African bush-goat populations, the same foundation stock used to develop the Boer and Kalahari Red." }, "registries": [ { "name": "North American Savannah Association", "abbreviation": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "Pedigree International", "url": "https://pedigreeinternational.com/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Describes itself as the original US herd book for the breed." }, { "name": "American Meat Goat Registry (American Savanna Registry)", "abbreviation": "AMGR", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": {}, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "meat", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedSavanna.cfm", "source_title": "Savanna Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedSavanna.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "large", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedSavanna.cfm", "source_title": "Savanna Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AMGR: 'a large framed, well-muscled breed'." }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 143, "high": 143, "unit": "lb", "bound": "typical", "basis": "breed_standard", "low_metric": 65, "high_metric": 65, "unit_metric": "kg", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/The-Origin-and-Development-of-Savannah-Goats.pdf", "source_title": "The Origin and Development of Savannah Goats (North American Savannah Association)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "South African breed standard mass table, 36-month-old females (65 kg); converted to lb here." }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 231, "high": 231, "unit": "lb", "bound": "typical", "basis": "breed_standard", "low_metric": 105, "high_metric": 105, "unit_metric": "kg", "converted": true, "source_url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/The-Origin-and-Development-of-Savannah-Goats.pdf", "source_title": "The Origin and Development of Savannah Goats (North American Savannah Association)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "South African breed standard mass table, 36-month-old males (105 kg); converted to lb here." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "double_coated_with_down", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'A thick pliable skin and a short smooth white coat; during the winter months the goats do develop extra cashmere undercoat hair for protection.'" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "white", "off-white", "gray" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Preferred Savanna hair color is white but can range from an off-white to gray.' Color is not a registration consideration; occasional red heads/offspring documented." }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "black/brown speckling on ears" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "pendulous" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://pedigreeinternational.com/breed-standards/south-african-savanna-breed-standards-au/", "source_title": "South African Savanna Breed Standards (AU) | Pedigree International", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Medium to large in size with lop ears.'" }, "horn_status": { "status": "reported", "value": "horned", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Breeding-Better-Savannahs.pdf", "source_title": "Breeding Better Savannahs (NASA)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Horns should be dark black and not grow wild or be too long.'" }, "facial_profile": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Solid white goat with black-pigmented skin, horns, nose, udder, genitals and hooves (breed standard preference)", "Grows a cashmere undercoat in winter", "Large, well-muscled meat-type frame" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed, though does are noted for good milk production to raise kids." }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a recorded dairy breed." }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not milked commercially." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "AMGR describes Savanna kids as producing 'carcasses with good conformation' at an early-to-medium maturity rate.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_breedSavanna.cfm", "source_title": "Savanna Goat in America - American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "muscling_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "NASA's breed guide describes reproductive efficiency (litter weaning weight relative to doe weight) as the breed's most economically valuable trait, alongside good rates of gain.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Savanna-Goat-Guide.pdf", "source_title": "Savannah Goat Guide (NASA)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "cashgora", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Grows a cashmere-type undercoat in winter over a mohair-free base coat; not bred or shorn commercially for fiber." }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Winter undercoat is not commercially harvested." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not commercially measured." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not commercially measured." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not sheared for fiber." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not commercially measured." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "NASA describes a 'high twinning rate' qualitatively but gives no numeric kids-per-litter figure." }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "year_round", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://pedigreeinternational.com/breed-standards/south-african-savanna-breed-standards-au/", "source_title": "South African Savanna Breed Standards (AU) | Pedigree International", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Not seasonal breeders, providing producers seasonal control.'" }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "moderate", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Lively alert appearance, with an even temperament' maps to the moderate band (alert, no other docility signal)." }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "alert", "calm" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "lively", "alert", "even-tempered" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Easy care, parasite tolerant, exceptional hardiness.'", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "title": "About NASA - North American Savannah Association", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "NASA (tier 1, competing registry): 'a hardy maternal breed...capable of surviving and reproducing under extensive rangeland conditions where full blood boers have often failed.' Same direction from a second association." } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Savanna-Goat-Guide.pdf", "source_title": "Savannah Goat Guide (NASA)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "NASA: 'they are resistant to parasites and tolerate heat and cold well.'" }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Savanna-Goat-Guide.pdf", "source_title": "Savannah Goat Guide (NASA)", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_title": "American Savanna Registry Standards, American Meat Goat Registry", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Easy care, parasite tolerant.'" }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "American Meat Goat Registry", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/dsp_americanSavannaStandards.cfm", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Oklahoma State University breed page (tier 4, not citable for this field)", "url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/savanna-goats.html", "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "OSU (tier 4, not citable here) notes the breed is 'relatively new to the United States, only being imported in the late 1990s', implying limited availability; no tier 1-3 source states an availability category directly." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section (only San Clemente, Spanish, Myotonic and Oberhasli are listed)." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "NASA", "url": "https://northamericansavannahassociation.com/about-nasa/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Two Savanna goats standing near a water trough.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Savanna_goats_standing_near_a_water_trough.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-4.0", "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "author": "Photographer unknown; from Mathapo, Tyasi and Mugwabana (2023)", "attribution_string": "Photographer unknown; image from Mathapo, Tyasi and Mugwabana (2023), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed; displayed with a crop.", "retrieved": "2026-09-12", "width": 993, "height": 881, "below_size_floor": true, "alt_text": "Two adult white Savanna goats beside a water trough, with a horned buck in the foreground", "note": "From doi:10.1101/2023.09.17.558151. Commons CC BY 4.0 review pending; photographer unknown. Josh approved use at 993px on 2026-09-12. Resized/compressed; displayed with a crop. Full provenance: reports/2026-09-12-photo-research.md." } } } }, { "slug": "spanish", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "spanish", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Spanish", "display_name": "Spanish", "slug": "spanish", "aliases": [ "Spanish meat goat", "Brush goat" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "US" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Descended from goats the Spanish brought from Spain to the Caribbean and onward from the 1500s, but the modern Spanish goat as a landrace developed within the US over 300+ years and 'is unique to the US' per LC." }, "history_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Descended from an undifferentiated Mediterranean-type goat the Spanish brought via the Caribbean from the 1500s onward; for 300+ years it was the only goat across the southern US, later crossed heavily with imported dairy and Boer stock, leaving relatively few purebred herds today, concentrated in Texas.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "registries": [ { "name": "Spanish Goat Registry / Spanish Goats LLC", "url": "https://spanishgoatregistry.com/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Spanish Goat Association", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Meat Goat Registry", "abbreviation": "AMGR", "url": "https://www.amgr.org/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": {}, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "meat", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "dairy", "fibre" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "LC: 'Use: Meat, Some Dairy, Some cashmere.'" } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | AmericanSpanishGoat", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 70, "high": 125, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | AmericanSpanishGoat", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Low-to-moderate input management; under more intensive management the same source gives 100-150 lb.", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "LC's broader range (60-125 lb, all management systems) overlaps this figure." } ] }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 90, "high": 175, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_title": "Breed Standards | AmericanSpanishGoat", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Low-to-moderate input management; under more intensive management the same source gives 200-350 lb." }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AmericanSpanishGoat Breed Standards", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AmericanSpanishGoat Breed Standards", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spanish-Goat-Breed-Description.pdf", "source_title": "Spanish Goat Conformation Guidelines (Sponenberg & Bender, The Livestock Conservancy)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Usually short, some have longer hair, especially on lower body and thighs. Some lines produce heavy cashmere coats.'" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "short", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spanish-Goat-Breed-Description.pdf", "source_title": "Spanish Goat Conformation Guidelines (Sponenberg & Bender, The Livestock Conservancy)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "any color" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Can be any color that is found in goats, and color variation, even in single herds, can be dazzling.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AmericanSpanishGoat Breed Standards", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "semi_pendulous" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spanish-Goat-Breed-Description.pdf", "source_title": "Spanish Goat Conformation Guidelines (Sponenberg & Bender, The Livestock Conservancy)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Moderately long, and usually fall horizontally but parallel and close to the head', distinct from the more pendulous Nubian/Boer-cross ear." }, "horn_status": { "status": "reported", "value": "horned", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Usually horned, and the horns on bucks may be large and twisted.'" }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spanish-Goat-Breed-Description.pdf", "source_title": "Spanish Goat Conformation Guidelines (Sponenberg & Bender, The Livestock Conservancy)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Usually the profile is straight or slightly convex.'" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Landrace with highly variable size, color and conformation across bloodlines", "Large, often laterally-twisted horns on bucks", "Some lines produce heavy winter cashmere undercoats" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "protein_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Selection, Management and Judging of Meat-Type Spanish goats, Texas A&M Extension", "url": "https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/160347", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "The TAMU bulletin discusses dressing percentage qualitatively (lower than lamb, little subcutaneous fat) without giving one clean number for the breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "A Texas A&M Extension bulletin on judging meat-type Spanish goats notes the carcass has a lower dressing percentage and lighter carcass weight than lamb, with little to no subcutaneous fat but high lean content.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/160347", "source_title": "Selection, Management and Judging of Meat-Type Spanish Goats (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "muscling_note": { "status": "reported", "text": "Body conformation is often rangy and large-framed rather than compact; on well-selected lines the frame is well-filled with good meat conformation, per Livestock Conservancy conformation guidelines.", "own_words": true, "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spanish-Goat-Breed-Description.pdf", "source_title": "Spanish Goat Conformation Guidelines (Sponenberg & Bender, The Livestock Conservancy)", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "cashmere", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Some produce heavy cashmere coats, with 2-3 oz. of fiber'; not a universal breed trait." }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "reported", "low": 0.125, "high": 0.1875, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'2-3 oz. of fiber' converted to lb, on lines that produce cashmere at all." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AmericanSpanishGoat Breed Standards", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AmericanSpanishGoat Breed Standards", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AmericanSpanishGoat Breed Standards", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AmericanSpanishGoat Breed Standards", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/breedstandards", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "reported", "value": "year_round", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Like many other meat goat breeds are polyestrous, so can be bred throughout the year.'" }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "LC's comparison chart lists temperament as 'Docile, active'; docile is recorded as the lower-numbered band." }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "docile", "active", "hardy_tempered" ], "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "reported", "value": "novice", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Hardy and rugged, thriving on rough forage and in inhospitable environments.'" }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "LC lists preferred climate as 'Hot, temperate'." }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "moderate", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "note": "Livestock Conservancy: 'In cooler climates, the goats will need a shelter free from drafts.' Mapped to moderate rather than low: the source asks for basic draft-free shelter, not evidence of poor cold tolerance. Imported from deep-research run 1, 7 Sep 2026.", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PickaBreedGOATS2026.pdf", "source_title": "Heritage Goat Breed Comparison Chart - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Southeastern strains known for parasite resistance.'" }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Outstanding for clearing brush and foraging.'" }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AmericanSpanishGoat (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "AmericanSpanishGoat (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://www.americanspanishgoat.com/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "rare", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Today, there are relatively few purebred Spanish goats in the US', concentrated in Texas." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "recovering", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 8000, "unit": "head", "as_of": "2026", "basis": "estimate_by_source", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_title": "Spanish Goat - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'The breed's estimated population may be as large as 8,000.'" } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/spanish-goat/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "LC notes does are 'long-lived' qualitatively but gives no numeric range." } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Bearded and horned Spanish goats-Kamehamenui-Maui (51578543823, cropped).jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bearded_and_horned_Spanish_goats-Kamehamenui-Maui_(51578543823,_cropped).jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-2.0", "author": "Forest and Kim Starr", "attribution_string": "Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Spanish goat, a dark-coated, horned and bearded adult", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1600, "height": 1252, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0" } } } }, { "slug": "toggenburg", "record": { "meta": { "schema_version": "1.0.0", "breed_id": "toggenburg", "review_status": "compiled", "compiled_by": "Sonnet (phase 2 dataset agent)", "compiled_at": "2026-09-05" }, "identity": { "canonical_name": "Toggenburg", "display_name": "Toggenburg", "slug": "toggenburg", "aliases": [ "Toggs" ], "origin_countries": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "CH" ], "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/toggenburg-goats.html", "source_title": "Toggenburg Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'A Swiss dairy goat from Toggenburg Valley of Switzerland at Obertoggenburg', also credited as the oldest known dairy goat breed." }, "registries": [ { "name": "American Dairy Goat Association", "abbreviation": "ADGA", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, { "name": "American Goat Society", "abbreviation": "AGS", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "country": "US", "role": "breed_registry", "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "disambiguation": { "distinct_from": [ { "slug": "mini-toggenburg", "name": "Mini Toggenburg", "why_confused": "Mini Toggenburg carries the Toggenburg name and its markings, so buyers searching \"mini toggenburg goat\" often do not know whether it is a small Toggenburg or a separate registered breed.", "key_difference": "Toggenburg is one of ADGA's nine standard dairy breeds, with an ADGA minimum of 26 in (doe) and 28 in (buck). Mini Toggenburg is a registered Nigerian Dwarf x Toggenburg cross under MDGA/TMGR, capped at 25 in (doe) and 27 in (buck), and cannot be registered with ADGA as a Toggenburg.", "source_url": "https://miniaturedairygoats.net/mini-toggenburg-breed-standard/", "source_title": "Mini Toggenburg Breed Standard - MDGA", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-07" } ] }, "purpose": { "primary": { "status": "reported", "value": "dairy", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "secondary": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "size": { "class": { "status": "reported", "value": "standard", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_doe_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 120, "high": 120, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "mature_buck_weight": { "status": "reported", "low": 150, "high": 150, "unit": "lb", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_doe": { "status": "reported", "low": 26, "high": 26, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "height_at_withers_buck": { "status": "reported", "low": 28, "high": 28, "unit": "in", "bound": "minimum", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "appearance": { "coat_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "smooth", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "coat_length": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: 'The hair varies from short to long, but is always soft, and fine.' ADGA does not state a length; OSU (tier 4, not needed here since a tier 1-3 source covers the field) separately describes it as 'short or medium in length'." }, "colours": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "light fawn to dark chocolate", "black (does only)" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Solid, varying from light fawn to dark chocolate with correct white or cream markings. Does may be black with correct white or cream markings.'" }, "patterns": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "white/cream Toggenburg markings" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "ear_type": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "erect" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Erect and carried forward.'" }, "horn_status": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "AGS Breed Standards", "url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "facial_profile": { "status": "reported", "value": "varies", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "'Straight or dished.'" }, "distinguishing_features": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "Solid fawn-to-chocolate coat with characteristic white/cream Toggenburg markings", "Among the first purebred dairy goats imported and registered in the US", "Oldest known dairy goat breed" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "dairy": { "lactation_yield_average": { "status": "reported", "value": 2237, "unit": "lb", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "cross_check": [ { "url": "https://queries.uscdcb.com/publish/dhi/current/ha8.html", "title": "2021 DHI Goat Herd Averages - CDCB", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "agrees": true, "note": "CDCB's 2021 DHI herd-average table gives 2,086 lb milk for Toggenburg (9 herds, 79 doe-years), about 7% below Penn State's 2,237 lb 2019 average -- close enough to read as corroborating. Penn State kept as primary; no butterfat %/protein % exists on the CDCB table." } ] }, "lactation_yield_range": { "status": "reported", "low": 1090, "high": 3840, "unit": "lb", "bound": "range", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "lactation_length_days": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production", "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "butterfat_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 3.1, "high": 3.1, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "protein_percent": { "status": "reported", "low": 2.9, "high": 2.9, "unit": "percent", "bound": "single_figure", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2019", "source_url": "https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production/", "source_title": "Penn State Extension, Dairy Goat Production (Table 2, 2019 DHIR data)", "source_tier": 2, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "milking_temperament": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Shared source with temperament.docility: AGS's single sentence ('known for its productivity and calm nature') ties disposition (calm) to production (productivity) for this dairy breed." } }, "meat": { "weaning_weight": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "average_daily_gain": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "dressing_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Bred and registered as a dairy breed." }, "mature_carcass_note": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not raised as a meat breed." }, "muscling_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "fibre": { "fibre_type": { "status": "reported", "value": "none", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_title": "ADGA Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "annual_fleece_yield": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "fibre_diameter": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "staple_length": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "shearings_per_year": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." }, "down_percentage": { "status": "not_applicable", "note": "Not a fiber breed." } }, "reproduction": { "litter_size": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "kidding_rate_percent": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "breeding_season": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "age_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "weight_at_first_breeding": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "temperament": { "docility": { "status": "reported", "value": "docile", "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "AGS: 'It is known for its productivity and calm nature.' 'Calm' maps to the docile band. (ADGA's own Toggenburg text does not characterize temperament.)" }, "tags": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "calm" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" }, "noise_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "handler_experience_level": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ], "note": "Not a Livestock Conservancy listed breed." }, "source_descriptors": { "status": "reported", "values": [ "calm" ], "basis": "breed_standard", "source_url": "https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php", "source_title": "AGS Breed Standards", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05" } }, "management": { "fencing_escape_difficulty": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "hardiness": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "heat_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "low", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/toggenburg-goats.html", "source_title": "Toggenburg Goats | Oklahoma State University", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "OSU (tier 4, now a permitted source for this field as of 5 Sep 2026): 'Toggenburgs perform best in cooler conditions.' No explicit cold-tolerance claim in the same sentence, so cold_tolerance is left as not_found rather than inferred from this heat statement." }, "cold_tolerance": { "status": "reported", "value": "high", "basis": "observed", "source_url": "https://breeds.okstate.edu/goats/toggenburg-goats", "source_title": "Toggenburg Goats - Oklahoma State University - Breeds of Livestock", "source_tier": 4, "retrieved": "2026-09-07", "note": "OSU (tier 4, permitted for climate-tolerance fields): 'Toggenburgs perform best in cooler conditions.' Imported from deep-research run 1, 7 Sep 2026.", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "humidity_tolerance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "parasite_resistance": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "browse_clearing_suitability": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "housing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "fencing_note": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA Breed Standards", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "health": { "common_issues": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "genetic_conditions": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA APHIS NAHMS Goat studies", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/nahms/goat", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "economics": { "price_registered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "price_unregistered_kid_usd": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "ADGA (registry, does not publish prices)", "url": "https://adga.org/breed-standards/", "source_tier": 1, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "USDA NASS Census of Agriculture", "url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] }, "availability_us": { "status": "reported", "value": "common", "basis": "record", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "1,576 registrations in 2024 alone -- plainly common in the US." }, "conservation_status": { "status": "reported", "scheme": "livestock_conservancy", "value": "not_listed", "as_of": "2026", "source_url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_title": "Conservation Priority List - The Livestock Conservancy", "source_tier": 3, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "Not named on the 2026 Conservation Priority List goat section." }, "population_estimate": { "status": "reported", "value": 1576, "unit": "annual_registrations", "basis": "record", "as_of": "2024", "source_url": "https://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-Annual-Report.pdf", "source_title": "ADGA 2024 Annual Report", "source_tier": 1, "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "note": "ADGA's 2024 Annual Report states 1,576 total Toggenburg registrations for the year (1,290 does, 286 bucks)." } }, "lifespan": { "years": { "status": "not_found", "searched": [ { "source": "Langston University Goat Research", "url": "https://goats.langston.edu/", "source_tier": 2, "checked": "2026-09-05" }, { "source": "The Livestock Conservancy", "url": "https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/", "source_tier": 3, "checked": "2026-09-05" } ] } }, "media": { "image": { "commons_file": "File:Mature Toggenburg Doe in Winter.jpg", "commons_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mature_Toggenburg_Doe_in_Winter.jpg", "licence": "CC-BY-SA-4.0", "author": "Alynnthompson", "attribution_string": "Photo: Alynnthompson, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons", "alt_text": "Toggenburg goat, a brown-and-white doe standing in snow", "retrieved": "2026-09-05", "width": 1581, "height": 1162, "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } } } } ] }