ALPINE GOATS

DESCRIPTION

• Erect ears
• Horns
• Dish-face
• White or Black & Brown
• Gray

DESCRIPTION

• Shorthaired
• Males have beards
• .8 meters mature
• 12.5 lbs mature
• Domestic

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ORIGIN & USA

• French Alps
• 1922 in US

PURPOSE

• Milk
• Butter
• Cheese
• Soap
• Ice cream

MILK

• Heavy milkers
• Good milking ability
• Excellent production
• Rich dairy
• Lowest fat of all milk

MILK

• Higher in sugar than a cow
• 2.3g of protein per 250ml
• Nutrionial
• One of the top producers

FACTS

• Thrive in any climate
• Most common farm goat
• Maintain good health
• Commercial milking

FACTS

• 4-5 months to mature
• Pregnant 150 days
• Usually produce twins

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