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The Origins

Origin of our breed

The breed is one of the oldest in the world, appearing in the first treatises on zootechnics in the 15th century and according to Rodero et Cols. ‘it was the only goat breed defined in the colonisation of America’.

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Our breed

Racial Prototype and Linear Morphological Qualification, two pillars and the same objective

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Ears

Medium-large in size, straight or slightly drooping forward.

Head

Medium in size, triangular, with a broad forehead, slightly depressed fronto-nasal suture.

Weight

The weight of the males varies between 50 and 70 Kg and that of the females between 40 and 55.

Thin skin

Fine skin, short-haired in females, stronger in males, which presents along the upper edge of the neck and dorsal-lumbar line a strip of long hairs.

Wide and deep trunk

Rounded ribs. Broad chest fused to a broad belly, slightly prominent withers and straight dorsal-lumbar line

Extremities

Fine, solid, of medium length and good poise.

Nipples

Implanted forward and outward, thin skin, elastic and hairless.

Breast

Wide and voluminous, symmetrical, with a wide base of implantation

Hooves

Small collected, strong and dark in color

Tail

Short and erectile

Coat

Uniform black or mahogany coat and dark or rosy mucous membranes respectively (no type of white hair is accepted)

Neck

Light and fine neck in females, shorter, powerful and well inserted in males

More than just high production

Milk and meat quality, Adaptation and Metabolic Efficiency in our DNA

The harmony of all these characteristics constitute our Breeding Programme, being considered one of the most important breeds in milk production and quality linked to the territory.

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Herd book of the breed

At Caprigran, as an officially recognised breeders' association, we register the animals of the Raza Murciano Granadina, mentioning their ancestry and thus constituting the essential tool for the development of our Breeding Programmes.

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The Program for the Improvement of the Murciano-Granadina breed

The main objective of the Programme is to improve the productivity and profitability of the Murciano-Granadina goat's milk production, taking into account factors that increase milk production, and also improve the quality based on the composition of the milk.

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