英国人Alpine goat is a breed of domestic goat primarily used for milk production. It was developed in the early 1900s from other breeds includingToggenburg goat。
Toggenburg山羊具有相同的瑞士标记。英国高山山羊是从Toggenburg,英国原住民山羊和Nubian遗传学开发的。
The breed is noted for it’s high quality milk production and also for extended lactations. The breed was introduced into Australia in 1958, and is distributed throughout the country.
But perhaps not as much as other dairygoat breedssuch as theSaanen goat。在下面查看有关此山羊品种的更多信息。
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英国高山山羊特征
英国高山goat is a very beautiful animal and is quite a large goat in appearance. They are usually black in color with white Swiss markings. But sometimes a fully black goat may occur, and the breed is often known as ‘all black' 或者 'black Saanen goat‘.
Although their sleek black coat may lighten due to lack of copper in the diet (copper is one of the most essential minerals to all goats and the color of the coat may indicate their copper intake).
该品种具有典型的“楔形”形状,在其他一些中占主导地位dairy goat breeds。Like many other奶制山羊, the British Alpine goats are often disbudded. They have well set eyes, erect ears and a straight muzzle line.
The does have good-sized teats. Ideal height for the bucks is 95 cm and 83 cm for the does. Info and photo from维基百科。
用途
英国人Alpine goatis a dairy goat breed. It is mainly kept for milk production.
特殊考虑
英国高山goats are tall, rangy and graceful animal. They are very hardy and active animals. But they perform poorly in regions with high humidity and are best suited to temperate climates.
The does are excellent producers of quality goat’s milk. And they are well known and capable of extended lactations (sometimes even lasting close to two years). They also have the abilities to keep milking through the colder months.
英国高山山羊不太适合室内运营,它们实际上在自由放养方面表现最好山羊种植system. Review full breed profile of this breed in the following table.
Breed Name | 英国高山 |
Other Name | None |
Breed Purpose | Milk |
繁殖大小 | Large |
巴克 | About 95 cm |
Doe | 约83厘米 |
Horns | 是的 |
Climate Tolerance | All Climates |
Coat Color | 通常黑色带有白色瑞士标记 |
适合摊位喂养 | 没有把握 |
Rarity | Common |
国家/起源地 | 英格兰 |