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Sable goat (3rd of 3)

Sable goat

The Sable breed was developed from Saanen goats, and is similar in most ways – except that it comes in many colours, not just white. There are only a few hundred in New Zealand.

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Private collection
Photograph by Lorrayne Heays

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Allan Gillingham. 'Goats and goat farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/goats-and-goat-farming/3/5/3