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West African dwarf goat
West African breed of goat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The West African Dwarf is a large and variable breed or group of breeds of domestic goat from coastal West and Central Africa, a range extending approximately from Senegal to Congo. It is characterised by achondroplasia or dwarfism, a trait that may have evolved in response to conditions in the humid forests of the area, and also by some degree of resistance to tsetse-borne trypanosomiasis or "sleeping-sickness".[3]: 106
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Conservation status | FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 146 |
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Horn status | usually horned in both sexes |
Beard | males often bearded[2]: 416 |
Tassels | sometimes present |
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There are many regional strains or breeds within the group; other names for the group as a whole include African Dwarf, Djallonké or Fouta Jallon, Grassland Dwarf or Chèvre Naine des Savanes, Guinean or Guinean Dwarf, Forest Goat and Pygmy.[2]: 416 [4]: 52