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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:NigerianDwarfDairyGoat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/NigerianDwarfDairyGoat.jpg/220px-NigerianDwarfDairyGoat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/NigerianDwarfDairyGoat.jpg/330px-NigerianDwarfDairyGoat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/NigerianDwarfDairyGoat.jpg/440px-NigerianDwarfDairyGoat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1237" data-file-height="1088" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/List_of_animal_names" title="List of animal names">Doe</a> in milk</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conservation status</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/FAO" class="mw-redirect" title="FAO">FAO</a> (2007): critical<sup id="cite_ref-barb_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-barb-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 142">: 142 </span></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Livestock_Conservancy" title="The Livestock Conservancy">ALBC</a> (2012): recovering<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/DAD-IS" title="DAD-IS">DAD-IS</a> (2023): not at risk<sup id="cite_ref-dad_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Standard</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ndga.org/ndga-breed-standard.html">Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://adga.org/breed-standards/#Nigerian-Dwarf">American Dairy Goat Association</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://americangoatsociety.com/breed-standards.php">American Goat Society</a></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.andda.org/breedstandard.html">American Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Association</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Use</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Goat%27s_milk" class="mw-redirect" title="Goat's milk">milk</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Goat%27s_meat" class="mw-redirect" title="Goat's meat">meat</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Animal_show" title="Animal show">show</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Companion_animal" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion animal">companion animal</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#D3D3A4;">Traits</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>35 kg (75 lb)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Male: <div style="float: right;">maximum 60 cm (24 in)</div></li><li><div style="clear:both;">Female: <div style="float: right;">maximum 57 cm (22 in)</div></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coat</th><td class="infobox-data">any color</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Horn status</th><td class="infobox-data">horned or hornless</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color:#D3D3A4;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="vernacular"><a href="/wiki/Goat" title="Goat">Goat</a></span></li><li><i><span class="trinominal">Capra aegagrus hircus</span></i></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Nigerian Dwarf</b> is a modern American <a href="/wiki/List_of_goat_breeds" title="List of goat breeds">breed</a> of <a href="/wiki/Achondroplasia" title="Achondroplasia">dwarf</a> <a href="/wiki/Goat" title="Goat">goat</a>. Like the American <a href="/wiki/Pygmy_Goat" class="mw-redirect" title="Pygmy Goat">Pygmy Goat</a>, it derives from the <a href="/wiki/West_African_Dwarf_(goat)" class="mw-redirect" title="West African Dwarf (goat)">West African Dwarf</a> group of breeds of West Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 416">: 416 </span></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigerian_Dwarf_goat&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Between about 1930 and 1960 a variety of small goats of the <a href="/wiki/West_African_Dwarf_(goat)" class="mw-redirect" title="West African Dwarf (goat)">West African Dwarf</a> group of breeds were imported from Africa to the United States to be exhibited in zoos.<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nigerian Dwarf, like the American <a href="/wiki/Pygmy_Goat" class="mw-redirect" title="Pygmy Goat">Pygmy Goat</a>, derives from these, but does not resemble the stocky West African Dwarf in conformation – it has been bred to have the appearance of a miniature dairy goat.<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 399">: 399 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jerry_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jerry-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 35">: 35 </span></sup> It was at first reared as a <a href="/wiki/Animal_show" title="Animal show">show</a> breed and <a href="/wiki/Companion_animal" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion animal">companion animal</a>; <a href="/wiki/Selective_breeding" title="Selective breeding">selection</a> was for appearance and for docility.<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later found to be suitable for small-scale dairy production, and some breeding was directed towards dairy qualities.<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Herd-book" class="mw-redirect" title="Herd-book">herd-book</a> was established in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-dad_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Numbers grew rapidly; by 2002 there were almost <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003700000000000000♠"></span>7000</span> head registered.<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The breed was recognized by the <a href="/wiki/American_Dairy_Goat_Association" title="American Dairy Goat Association">American Dairy Goat Association</a> in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-jerry_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jerry-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 33">: 33 </span></sup> The Nigerian Dwarf was formerly listed on the <a href="/wiki/Heritage_breed" class="mw-redirect" title="Heritage breed">heritage breeds</a> watchlist of the <a href="/wiki/Livestock_Conservancy" class="mw-redirect" title="Livestock Conservancy">Livestock Conservancy</a> as "recovering",<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was removed from the list in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-tlc_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tlc-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023 the total number of the goats in the United States was just under <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7004400000000000000♠"></span>40<span style="margin-left:.25em;">000</span></span>;<sup id="cite_ref-dad_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> populations numbering <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠"></span>1000–2000</span> head are reported by Australia and Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-dad2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024 the international <a href="/wiki/Conservation_status" title="Conservation status">conservation status</a> of the breed was "not at risk".<sup id="cite_ref-dad2_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1990s the <a href="/wiki/Nigora" title="Nigora">Nigora</a> breed was created by <a href="/wiki/Cross-breeding" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross-breeding">cross-breeding</a> the Nigerian Dwarf with <a href="/wiki/Angora_(goat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Angora (goat)">Angora</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Mohair" title="Mohair">mohair</a> breeds.<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 399">: 399 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigerian_Dwarf_goat&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Close-up_of_a_blue_eye_in_a_Nigerian_Dwarf_goat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Close-up_of_a_blue_eye_in_a_Nigerian_Dwarf_goat.jpg/220px-Close-up_of_a_blue_eye_in_a_Nigerian_Dwarf_goat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Close-up_of_a_blue_eye_in_a_Nigerian_Dwarf_goat.jpg/330px-Close-up_of_a_blue_eye_in_a_Nigerian_Dwarf_goat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Close-up_of_a_blue_eye_in_a_Nigerian_Dwarf_goat.jpg/440px-Close-up_of_a_blue_eye_in_a_Nigerian_Dwarf_goat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>The eyes may be blue</figcaption></figure> <p>The Nigerian Dwarf is small but well-proportioned; its <a href="/wiki/Morphology_(biology)" title="Morphology (biology)">conformation</a> resembles that of larger dairy goats.<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 399">: 399 </span></sup> It may be horned or naturally hornless.<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The coat is fine and fairly short, and may be of any color, or multicolored;<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> common colors are gold, chocolate and black, frequently with white markings. The facial profile may be concave or straight; the ears are upright.<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 399">: 399 </span></sup> The average weight is approximately 35 kg (75 lb), while maximum height is about 60 cm (24 in) for males and slightly less for females;<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 399">: 399 </span></sup> stock bred for dairy performance may be rather larger than show or companion animals.<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is a <a href="/wiki/Precocial" class="mw-redirect" title="Precocial">precocious</a> breed – young stock may be <a href="/wiki/Livestock_breeding" class="mw-redirect" title="Livestock breeding">bred</a> from an early age: males from about three months, females from seven or eight months.<sup id="cite_ref-bz_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bz-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Gestation_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Gestation period">gestation period</a> is in the range 145–153 days;<sup id="cite_ref-bz_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bz-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Twinning_rate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Twinning rate (page does not exist)">twinning rate</a> is high, and triplet and quadruplet births are not uncommon.<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 399">: 399 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Life_expectancy" title="Life expectancy">Life expectancy</a> is from eight to 12 years.<sup id="cite_ref-bz_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bz-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Use">Use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigerian_Dwarf_goat&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigerdwarfgoat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Nigerdwarfgoat.jpg/220px-Nigerdwarfgoat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Nigerdwarfgoat.jpg/330px-Nigerdwarfgoat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Nigerdwarfgoat.jpg/440px-Nigerdwarfgoat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Nigerian Dwarf twins</figcaption></figure> <p>The Nigerian Dwarf was originally <a href="/wiki/Selective_breeding" title="Selective breeding">bred</a> for <a href="/wiki/Animal_show" title="Animal show">show</a> and as a <a href="/wiki/Companion_animal" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion animal">companion animal</a>. It was later also bred for <a href="/wiki/Dairy" title="Dairy">dairy</a> use.<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Average <a href="/wiki/Goat%27s_milk" class="mw-redirect" title="Goat's milk">milk</a> yield of dairy stock is 340 kg (750 lb) per year;<sup id="cite_ref-sandy_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sandy-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 284">: 284 </span></sup> a yield of 993 kg (2190 lb) in a <a href="/wiki/Lactation" title="Lactation">lactation</a> of 305 days was recorded in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-adga_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adga-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 3">: 3 </span></sup> Lactation usually lasts for about ten months.<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The milk is high in <a href="/wiki/Butterfat" title="Butterfat">butterfat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Protein" title="Protein">protein</a>, averaging 6.5% and 3.9% respectively,<sup id="cite_ref-sandy_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sandy-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 284">: 284 </span></sup> and is suitable for making cheese and butter.<sup id="cite_ref-albc_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-albc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigerian_Dwarf_goat&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; 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