What is an alpine goat?
Alpine is a breed of goats known scientifically like Cara Hircus. There are two different types of alpine goats - the French and the British. British alpine goats date back to one Swiss female goat, which is located at the Paris Zoo in 1903. French alpine goats came from the Alps and were brought to America from France in 1920, while the British type was developed in the UK. Alps are a large chain of mountains in Europe; Both types of alpine goats are known for their sufficient milk production. There are also larger sizes. Male French alpines have a line of hair along the spine and also prominent beard on his chin. Otherwise, the French alpine goat has short hair. The possibilities of color and pattern for French alpines are wide because they range from all the multicolored combinations of black, gray, swimming, red, brown and white. If it is white in the French alpine, it is called a broken formula.
French patterns of alpine coat can contain white signs on black or multicolored. Two -color coat formula is a mixture withBranch and dark neutrals that are lighter on the front of the animal. British alpines are often black but may have white or gray patterns. The main difference in appearance from the French alpine goat is that the British version has a higher, thinner body type and more limited colors.
British alpines have long legs and is known to be good jumpers; Their coats are usually quite shiny textures. Like their French counterparts, British alpine goats are short -haired with men who have longer hair. The British alpine goat, which was first brought to Australia in 1958, later became common in New Zealand. It is an elegant building comes from the goat line Saanen from the valley in Switzerland the same name. The signs of the British alpine alpine -related for another Swiss valley.
Both types of alpine goats are generally considered to be easy to care for dairies. They require shelter protected from weather and hard temperatures. BritonEspecially the geographical climate of low humidity requires alpines. Alpine goat breed on farms usually needs a good supply of dry hay without rodents; Sometimes alpines are fed with corn or other grains. The pens must be maintained clean and discarded and several times a year the alpine goat should be brushed, bathed and cropped hooves.