What's the tallest goat breed?

[PrinceSandwich]

Does anyone know what the tallest goat breed is?

 

[chixelandpixel]

My cousin says it is the Boer goat. the smallest goat is the Pygmy goat. At least in the US as far as she knows. Correct us if we're wrong.

 

[Akane]

I don't know the tallest common breed just some exotic ones like the Indian Jamunapari. Nigerian dwarf goats and pygmy are probably tied for smallest. It's somewhat hard to compare since being a meat breed pygmy tend to have the average size figured by weight and being a dairy breed nigerian by height.

 

[EweSheep]

I thought Nubians were the tallest....the American ones, not the Africaans ones.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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You are correct. Nubian ideal height for bucks 94cm, does 81cm.
Boers are heavier but not as tall.

 

[PotterWatch]

The biggest goats I have ever seen were Saanens. No idea how their standard compares to other breeds though.

 

[Illia]

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Yep. I've seen some TALL Nubians, but on average I always thought Saanens were the big'uns.

 

[Akane]

According to here http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/goat/factsheet/breeds.htm Saanen, Nubian, and Alpine are all the same size. I would think the meat breeds would be larger but I'm not sure about height. I found the weight on Boer as being up to 300lbs which is more than double either of those 3 dairy breeds weigh.

 

[Haviris]

Boers are generally not that tall. I also thought Saanens were the tallest.

 

[CaGoatLady]

I have a Nubian, some Boers, a Saanan and others, but I've never seen a goat taller than an Oberhasli.