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Sheep and goat breeds
Introduction
Sheep
Sheep with the goats, the animals of the oldest business man (late 9th millennium BC). They were victims of cattle and people took advantage of meat, milk and wool, and even horns and skins of animals. Sheep manure could be used as fuel. 2006, Germany held about 2.5 million sheep, of which only about 100,000 dairy sheep. Focus is the production of quality lamb meat. With a per capita consumption of 1 kg of the self-sufficiency rate is 53% (2006). Read the rest of this entry »
Don Goats
Description: The Don breed was discovered in 1933-34 by an expedition of the All-Union Institute of Sheep and Goat Husbandry studying goats in the former Lower Volga territory. Because of its location, these goats were named “Don”; their habitat covers the basin of the Don river and its tributaries. The Don goats are of medium size; they have strong constitution, good conformation and adequate undercoat wool on the body, neck and belly. Males are larger than females and have a greater live weight. Read the rest of this entry »
Anglo-Nubian
Other Names: Nubian (USA)
Anglo-Nubians were developed in England by crossing British goats with bucks of African and Indian origin. The Anglo Nubian is an all-purpose goat, useful for meat, milk and hide production. It is not a heavy milk producer but has a high average butter fat content (between four and five percent). The Anglo Nubian breeding season is much longer than that of the Swiss breeds so it is possible to produce milk year round. Read the rest of this entry »
Cashmere
Description: Cashmere the fiber of kings, produced from the lowly Cashmere goat. This fiber is so luxurious that the Arc of the Covenant of the old testament was lined and curtained with it. Sixty percent of the worlds supply of cashmere is produced in China and the remainder from Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Kashmere, Australia and New Zealand. It is a new industry for the United States. The first Cashmere goats were imported from Australia and New Zealand in the late 1980′s. Since then several Cashmere breeders and growers have been producing breeding stock to launch this new industry in the US. Read the rest of this entry »