What are the breeds of black goats?

The black goat is of medium build, well-proportioned and slightly rectangular. The head is triangular, the bridge of nose is straight, the ears are tilted forward, most of the rams and ewes are horned and bearded, the rams' horns are thick and sickle-shaped, twist slightly to the posterolateral side, and the ewes' horns are small, bending backward and upward and twisting to the outside. The quilt is glossy, mostly black, a few white, yellow and variegated. The inner layer of the indumentum grows with short and sparse villi.

What kinds of black goats do you have? The main breeds of black goats are Leizhou goat, Sichuan Jintang black goat, Hunan Cangshan black goat, Yunnan Yunling black goat and Guizhou black goat.

Leizhou goat

Leizhou goat is a local goat breed famous for producing meat and skins in Guangdong Province, China, which originated in Leizhou Peninsula, hence its name. Leizhou goat is a large breed of goat breed resources in Guangdong Province. There are sporadic breeding throughout the province, Vietnam, Guangxi and other places have also been introduced. Xuwen County of Leizhou Peninsula is the central producing area.

Leizhou Peninsula is located in the southernmost tip of Guangdong Province, 26.4 meters above sea level, belongs to the slope Futai area, the terrain is gentle. The peninsula is tropical, with an average annual temperature of about 23.2 ℃; abundant rainfall of 1400 mm, with the most from August to September; high humidity, with an annual average relative humidity of 84%, with a maximum of 92.9% in March; and rich in light and heat resources. The peninsula has lush grass, thick green shrubs everywhere, mostly hilly areas and a lot of grassy slopes, which are very suitable for raising goats. In addition, the local people have always had the habit of raising goats and have rich experience, which is one of the famous goat bases in Guangdong Province.

The appearance characteristics of Leizhou goat: the coat color is mostly black, the horn hoof is brown-black, and a few are hemp and brown. In addition to the yellow coat, the back of the goat is light, the tail and the front of the limbs are mostly black or black-yellow, there are also black and white vertical stripes on the face, or white on the abdomen and the back of the limbs.

Leizhou goat has a straight face, a slightly protruding forehead, both male and female breeders have horns, the horns are thick, the tips of the horns are bent back, and open to both sides, equal in the ears, erect and open to both sides, bearded under the jaws. The neck of the ram is thick, the neck of the ewe is slender, the angle between the front of the neck and the head is narrow, and the connection between the back of the neck and the chest increases gradually. The back and waist are straight, and the breasts are well developed, mostly spherical.

According to their body size, Leizhou goats are divided into two types: tall-footed and short-footed. Short-footed species produce more double lambs; tall-footed species produce more single lambs. The masses like short feet.

The average body weight of Leizhou goat is 54.1 kg for adult ram, 47.7 kg for ewe and 50.8 kg for castrated sheep.

The production performance of Leizhou goat is: the slaughtering rate is 50%, the meat taste is delicious, the fiber is tender, the fat distribution is uniform, and the taste is small. Leizhou goat skin has the characteristics of dense leather, light weight, good elasticity and large skin tension. After being cooked, it can be dyed in a variety of colors. Sexual maturity is early, sexual maturity can be achieved at the age of 4 months, and first mating can be achieved at the age of 11-12 months. The lambing rate is 150 per cent. It has the characteristics of strong fecundity, strong adaptability, resistance to rough feeding, resistance to damp heat and so on.

Sichuan Jintang Black Goat

1. Reproductive performance: the sexual maturity of Jintang black goat is early, and the proestrus is about 3 months old. The male sheep began to breed at the age of 8-10 months and ewes from 6 to 7 months old. Ewes generally give birth to 1.7 births a year, and the lambing rate: 193% of the first birth, 2-4 births, 246%. Birth and bimonthly weight: male lambs 2.35kg and 12.5kg, female lambs 2.22kg and 12.3kg.

2. Growth and development: 6-month-old body weight and height, ram 25.5kg and 58.2cm, ewe 23.8kg and 55.1 cm; 12-month-old body weight and height, ram 37.2kg and 65.8cm, ewe 34.9kg and 60.7 cm; adult weight and height, ram 74.6kg and 76.7cm, the highest weight up to 125kg, ewe 56.2kg and 68.5cm, the highest weight reached 80.5kg.