Anglo-Nubian goats appeared in England, this is understandable by the name of this breed. By the way, England occupies a leading position in the breeding stock market. To obtain this breed, exotic goats, Indian and African, participated in the selection work.
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Anglo-Nubian goat breed
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Descriptive Characteristics
Anglo-Nubian goats are distinguished by one external characteristic – this is a Roman profile. The eyes of the Anglo-Nubian goats are set wide apart. They have long ears that hang down. Anglo-Nubian goats, as a rule, have no horns, they are polled.
The Anglo-Nubian goats have a long neck, a medium-sized torso, and an oblong shape. The limbs are proportional in length to the body.
The growth of an adult female is approximately 80 centimeters, the average weight of an adult is about 70 kg. Goats and in growth surpass females, they have about 110 centimeters, and their weight is more than about 120 kg.
There are no standard colors for this breed. The color of the fur can be very different, as in the photo. Anglo-Nubian goats are more common with a monotone color: white, black or brown. But you can also meet goats in color, which have spots, as in the photo.
This breed has an amazingly friendly disposition. They are happy to communicate with people, kids love to play. They are also active, they do not like to stay in one place for a long time.
Dairy and meat productivity
Anglo-Nubian goats can be safely attributed to the universal direction of goats. About 5 liters of milk can be obtained per day from one purebred goat. During lactation, the average milk yield can be up to 1000 liters.
Brown spotted Anglo Nubian goats
Milk fat, high quality. It is highly valued in dairy production. This breed of goats is also distinguished by its delicate dietary meat, which is so appreciated by gourmets.
How to contain?
Purebred Anglo-Nubian goats, despite their English origin, do not need any special conditions of detention. This is another reason why farmers choose them. Animals will feel absolutely normal in average conditions. But there are things that cannot be neglected:
- In this breed, and in goats, in principle, the weak point is the hooves. Therefore, in the barn where animals live, you need to properly arrange the floor. It must be a concrete floor. Line it up a little at an angle so that there is somewhere to drain liquids. Wooden pallets are laid on the concrete floor, and straw or sawdust is poured. It is on such a floor that goats will not knock down their hooves. And their feet, thanks to the straw, will not freeze.
- The barn must be well heated. This breed of goat does not tolerate frost well. Therefore, it is important to take care of artificial electric heating.
- It is desirable that there is a window in the barn, it often needs to be ventilated there. A well-ventilated area stops the growth of bacteria and viruses. But at the same time, make sure that there are no drafts, and then the animals will catch a cold.
- The barn needs to be cleaned regularly. Goats are clean animals. Again, in a clean room, bacteria grow less, which means that the risk of diseases is reduced.
- There should always be a drinker with clean water in the barn.
- During the summer, it is important to ensure that goats have access to pasture where they will graze. For Anglo-Nubian goats, this is especially important because they have an active nature.
- Walking goats is necessary at all times of the year, but the walking time will be different. Only in the most severe frosts should they be left in the barn all day.
What to feed?
In nutrition, you do not need to adhere to any special diet. In the summer, this problem is generally solved with the help of pastures. Anglo-Nubian goats are not selective in the grass, they eat any fresh green grass.
This is convenient because the pasture can be divided into several parts. You can graze animals first in one part, when the grass runs out there, transfer to another. The first part at this time will again be overgrown with grass.
In winter, Anglo-Nubian goats are fed hay like other livestock. The diet is diluted with root crops, cake, tree branches. During this period, it is important to offer goats special vitamin and mineral supplements. You can buy a ready-made mixture at a veterinary pharmacy or you can give a little table salt, chalk a day.
About tree branches. Farmers have noticed that goats from birch branches have kidney problems. Therefore, it is better to avoid this particular delicacy.
How to breed?
This breed is fertile. It is rare for Anglo-Nubian goats to bear only one goat. Usually they bring two or three kids in one pregnancy.
Goats of this breed are distinguished by good health. In the conditions they are also unpretentious. Under normal normal conditions, 100% of the young survive. A female can be pregnant twice in one year.
A feature in keeping and breeding is that goats are kept together with goats. But the most active male becomes the goat-producer.
Already at the age of eight months, individuals are ready for the first pregnancy.
Newborn goatlings feed exclusively on mother’s milk for several weeks. When they are one month old, mineral supplements should be added to their diet. At the age of three months, the kids are already taken out to pasture.
Popularity of the breed
The Anglo-Nubian breed is popular in the United States. There, this breed is actively bred both by small private farms and large livestock farms. Americans are very fond of this breed for its fertility and productivity. From these goats you can get a lot of delicious meat and milk.
In Russia, this breed is not often encountered. This is due to the fact that the price of a purebred individual of this breed is high. It is approximately 200 rubles. But if you wish, you can make an order from America itself.
