Oberhasli Goat

Facts about Oberhasli Goat, "Scientific name for Oberhasli Goat is Capra aegagrus hircus". "Oberhasli Goat" is a variety of dairy goat that hails from the United States. The Oberhasli Goats have no horns and they are called by other name, the Swiss Alpine. The Oberhasli Goat breed is alert in look with a sociable, mild disposition. The Oberhasli Goats are less afraid of water and other track obstacles than other varieties, which make them the primary option of some goat packers. While the female Oberhasli Goat breeds are a reliable source of milk, the male Oberhasli Goat breeds are also helpful as pack animals due to their strength and calm behavior. The Oberhasli goat breed is famous all over the world, and it is largely found in Switzerland.

Features of Oberhasli Goat

The Oberhasli Goat breed appears with a large-sized body, with the maximum height of 30 inches (76 cm), and a maximum body weight of 150 pounds (68 kg). The female breeds appear with a height 28 inches (71 cm), and they weigh 120 pounds (55 kg) maximum.

The color pattern of the Oberhasli Goat breed is called chamoisee. These goat breeds come in brown color, with shades from light brown to deep reddish tan, and boast black points. Two black lines from the eyes to the black-colored muzzle offer the Oberhasli Goat a unique facial look. The face of the Oberhasli Goat breed is straight without support of a Roman nose. The forehead of the Oberhasli Goat is almost all black, and the black lines run from the bottom of each ear to a tip just at the back of the poll and continue all along with the neck and backside to the tail as a dorsal line. The Oberhasli Goat breed has a black-colored stomach and light gray to black-colored udder. The legs of the breed are black in color under the knees and hocks and their ears are black in color on the inside.

Oberhasli Goat breeds are active and energetic that needs strong fencing to keep them restricted. Strong for their body size, an unhelpful goat can be a handful at hoof deworming or trimming time. Similar to other varieties, the Oberhasli Goat bear cold weather conditions well, as they have a thick fur. Another significant feature of the Oberhasli Goat breeds is that both male and female goats can occasionally be born with wattles, hair-roofed skin flaps that hang from their throats and appear to have no contemporary function.

The average lifespan of the Oberhasli goat breed ranges from 8 years to 12 years. A Oberhasli Goat is a herbivores, that eats leaves, grass, hay and furns {plant eaters}. Oberhasli Goats have no teeth in their upper front jaw. Goats have 24 molars and 8 incisors. Both sexes, female and male goats can have beards. Male Oberhasli Goats reach puberty at the age between 4 to 8 months and the female Oberhasli Goat is between 7 to 10 months. Male goats at the beginning of mating season go through a period called a "rut". The "rut" is the beginning of the courting for a doe, a very strong foul musky odor and fighting between bucks begins.

Mother Oberhasli Goat will call their young so they stay close at all times, a baby goat is called a "kid". The Mother and kid goat recognize each others calls as soon as the mother gives birth. Baby Oberhasli Goats are weaned off their moms after around 6 months. Its called "bleating" how goats communicate with each other. A "doe" or "nanny" is what a female goat is called. A "buck or "billy" is what they call a male goat. A male castrated goat is called a "wether". "Kidding" is the act of a goat giving birth.
Oberhasli Goats can even climb trees because they have great balance and some goat species can jump over 5 feet high. Capra aegagrus was derived from the Wild Goat (C. aegagrus). In latin "Capra" is the root of the word "capricious" which means whimsical, mischievous, quirky, bizarre and suitable to change fast. A Oberhasli Goats eyes are rectangular rather than round. At night they have excellent vision and can due just as much at night. A goat herder notice how much energy his goats had, after eating coffee bushes and that's how coffee was first discovered. There are over 210 breeds of goats in the world. Oberhasli Goats have a four chamber stomach, goats are "Ruminant" is any hoofed even-toed mammal, that digests its food in two stages. First by eating the raw materials and regurgitating a semi-digested form known as "cud" (ruminating: chewing the cud.) then eating the cud. "Wattles" is that little tufts of hair that dangles from the goats throat. Goats milk is higher in niacin, calcium and vitamin A than cows milk. A Oberhasli Goat is a herbivores, that eats leaves, grass, hay and furns {plant eaters}.
The goat is one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac.

Tetanus is something to watch out for in Oberhasli Goats and what are the proper shots to give them, (Tetanus-is an illness that is caused by Clostridium Tetany). Also do the research on de-worming your young Oberhasli Goats (kids) and do the research on the proper doses. Also look up "Cocci" (If your fecal test shows an high rate of cocci (over 200 per gram) you need to take action quickly with your young (kid). These are important facts so do your research on this if you are raising Oberhasli Goats, especially young Oberhasli Goats (kids).