Hongtong Goat
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The Hongtong goat
breed from the Hongtong
County in China
is used primarily for the production of milk. It is derived from the selective breeding of local goats crossed with the Saanen goat
breed.
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
breed from the Hongtong
Hongtong
Hongdong County is a county in Linfen, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China.-Pronunciation of the name:The second ideograph in the name of Hongdong County is always pronounced Pinyin: Tóng, instead of Dòng by local people, including local people who speaks standard mandarin...
County in China
China
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is used primarily for the production of milk. It is derived from the selective breeding of local goats crossed with the Saanen goat
Saanen goat
Saanen goats are a white or cream-colored breed of goat, named for the Saanen valley in Switzerland. Saanens are the largest of the goat dairy breeds. Does typically weigh 150 lb or more, with bucks weighing over 200 lb . The Saanen breed also produces the most milk on average, and tends to have a...
breed.