NIGORA GOAT BREED STANDARD
PROSPECTUS
***(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)***
Trait Ideal Faults Disqualifying
Head Ears: Erect, drooping/ Ears: Unequal ears, Ears: Nubian
flop eared or airplane. i.e.: one upright and or LaMancha
Eyes: Any color or one drooping. type
combination of colors. Eyes: Protruding Eyes: Blind-
Mouth: Teeth should Mouth: Teeth ness
meet pad evenly and forward of pad Mouth: Under-
be tight and closely Horns: Scurs, shot, deformed
spaced in other than broken broken
aged animals. Face: Extremely Face: Roman
Horns: Nigoras may long and narrow nosed
be horned, disbudded or overly dishy
or naturally polled.
Face: Straight to slightly
dished with moderate
length of foreface, and
well-formed jaw.
Body Deep wide chest; Narrow/shallow Poor constitution,
good body capacity chest, flat body; weak; not sturdy,
and spring of rib. Well Extremely loose without vigor.
sloping shoulder, long or wrinkled skin; Conformat-
graceful neck and Poor balance; ion not befitting
sharply defined withers. Heavy boned/ a high quality
Level topline, moderate coarseness; breeding
slant of croup. Medium Weak or “ewe” animal.
fine bone; sturdy neck. Exhibits other
frame with rectangular breed traits not
shape and good balance. Allowed in the
Smooth, pliable skin. Nigora, inc-
Bucks should show luding extreme
masculinity and does over size.
femininity.
Legs &
Feet
Reproductive
Traits: Bucks
& Does
Fleece Types
And Sub-types:
(…WORK IN PROGRESS…)
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