Sheep and Goat Breeds:

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Breed selection is an important aspect of sheep/goat production.Before choosing a breed or breeds,you need to ask yourself why you want to raise sheep/goats.The reason(s) will have a significant impact on the breed(s) you choose.At the same time,it is important to recognize that there are no perfect breeds and that there is as much difference within breeds as between them.In Addition,a crossbreeding program,utilizing two or more breeds,is generally recommended for commercial lamb and goat production.
1)-Breeding Stock Producer
2)-Show Goat Breeder
3)-Dairy/Meat Producer
4)-Meat Producer-terminal sire:all offspring sold for slaughter.
By:Susan Schoenian
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The 2 most common of dairy goat breeds in the Philippines are
1)-Anglo,not a heavy milker not a high production animal,has a high quality butterfat content,highest of all the dairy breeds,excellent for butter,cheese,and cooking,beverages.
2)-Saanen,heavy milker,high production animal,suitable for commercial operations,excellent as a milk beverage

The most common and not so common meat breeds in the Philippines are
1)-native,excellent adaptability production trait,now used in grading up programs as a dual purpose animal dairy/meat f1s
2)-Anglos,excellent flavour of meat, compared to all other dairy breeds
3)-Boer,excellent meat breed,used as breeding stock to upgrade cross breeds,the boer known as a double muscle animal can add some weight to cross breeds.
4)-Kiko,excellent meat goat,very few in country,low maintance animal,will be useful in grading up programs for the future of the Philippines.

there are a few other breeds but their numbers being so low that it is hard to verify this information: