British Primitive goat - Video Learning - WizScience.com
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"The British Primitive goat" is a landrace breed of domestic goat native to Great Britain and Ireland, and is the original goat of the region. It is considered a rare breed, existing as several, isolated feral herds, as some captive populations in zoological parks and nature reserves, and breeding stock on some private farms operated by groups of rare-breed enthusiasts. As few as 1,200 individual British Primitives may remain. The variety is also referred to as the "British Native goat", the "Old British goat", or the "British Landrace goat", among more specific names . It descends from the earliest goats brought to the region in the Neolithic era, around 3,000 BCE. It is classified in the "Northern breed group" of goats. A population in Northumbria is sometimes referred to the as the "Cheviot goat". The British Primitive is among the foundation stock of some modern standardised breeds, including the Anglo-Nubian goat. The breed is comparatively small, with commensurately low milk production. It is hardy and wiry haired, adapted to rough terrain and weather, and able to subsist and breed on its own without human intervention.
The British Primitive goat encompasses what were previously considered four interbreeding landrace varieties:
Their characteristics were similar enough to classify them together, though some sources have treated them separately, such as the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, which considers some of these strains extinct.
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