Unit 2: Goats

dairy - straight faced with a very short ear (called gopher or elf eared) with no cartilage, any color combo is acceptable

dairy - very long pendulous ear, large, pendulous udder, convex muzzle

dairy - medium to large goat that is up eared and all-whiteash

dairy - no established color, males have pronounced beard, erect, medium sized ears; large, well-shaped udders; white is discriminated against, so will have markings

dairy - medium sized with alert appearance; light fawn to dark chocolate colored; white ears and white stripes on face. and legs; erect ears carried forward

dairy - medium size with “chamois” to black colored (like a bay horse); black stripes on face and legs; straight nosed

meat - white, very thick muscled and with a red “cape”

meat - can be combinations of white and brown with dorsal stripe; horned and moderately muscled

meat - shades of brown with black dorsal lines, legs and beard; body shape ear and color not always consistently identifiable

fiber - small, white, horned and long fibered with a definite crimp visible on the mohair

fiber - white, horned and with afiber that is very “lustrous” in appearance; no noticeable ringlet or crimp like an Angora

pet - very small (dwarf); very heavy mane of hair over the shoulder; all colors are ok, though usually dark gray agouti colored; usually a dorsal stripe

fainting - any color combination, but most are black and white; defined by its genotype and not outward appearance, so come in all types and kinds

intact male goat

young female goat

mature female goat

goat offspring

castrated male goat