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English
Developed over 1000 years ago on island off the coast of France
Good quality, high milk fat, milk
Guernsey
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English
Developed over 1000 years ago on island off the coast of France
Good quality, high milk fat, milk
Guernsey
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Netherlands
Largest producer of milk
average production is less than 20,000 lbs/year
Holstein
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Jersey Islands/Netherlands
Bred for thousands of years
2nd most popular dairy breed
Jersey
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Jersey Islands/Netherlands
Bred for thousands of years
2nd most popular dairy breed
Jersey
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Dual purpose breed but not great for either meat or milk
Milking Shorthorn
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Dual purpose breed but not great for meat or milk
Milking shorthorn
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European
Angora X Indian goat
Horned w/ lop ears
Gains .3-.4 lbs/day in feedlot
Boer
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Hardy, adaptable, thrive in any climate
maintain good health and excellent production
Alpine
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Switzerland
Heavy milk producer
medium to large size (145lbs)
Saanen
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Switzerland
Oldest known dairy goat breed
Slightly smaller than other alpine breeds
excellent udder development and high milk production
Toggenburg
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Fiber of kings
easy to raise - don't jump out of confinement
sheared once a year and an adult buck will produce 2.5 lbs of fleece
consists of 2 kinds of fiber
Cashmere
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West African Countries
Originally called Cameroon Dwarf Goat
hobby or to clear brush from areas
Pigmy
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First breed of domesticated sheep in new world
protective top coat and soft under coat
extreme climates
some rams have 4 fully developed horns
Navajo-Churra
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Spain
Wool is totally absorbed by textile trade
Merino
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France
Developed from Merino sheep
Rams weigh between 250 and 300 lbs
Ramboullet
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Border of England & Scotland
distinctive helical crimp
blended into other yarns to give resilience and durability
never suffer from wool blindness
Cheviot
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Unknown Origin - likely merino x wild sheep
polled & horned
fleece is very white, strong, close and free from dark fibers
medium size, good body length
Dorset
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Rapid growth
mature rams weigh 275lbs
open faced
Hampshire
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One of the Largest breeds
250 to 350 lbs
fleece medium wool type
Suffolk
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Cromwell's army discovered 300 years ago
larger than any other swine of that time
Berkshire
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Reddish-brown hogs found in the US came from the Guinea cost of Africa
Columbus or DeSoto
Possibly a Berkshire cross
Duroc
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Chester Co Pennsylvania
prolific heavy milking mothers
docile disposition
good muscle quality
Chester White
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Oldest original early American breeds
prolifically, hardy vigor, foraging ability
Hampshire
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Denmark
long body length
16 or 17 pairs of ribs
Landrace
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feeders that gain readily
very substantial bone
sound on feet
Poland China
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Vietnam
dwarf swine
Potbelly pig
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