These studies were conducted to search the pure line of the Korean native goats. The examinations of morphological characteristics were 229 and 34 heads of female and male goat in Kyungbuk province and 85 and 21 heads of female and male goat in Yorkjy...
These studies were conducted to search the pure line of the Korean native goats. The examinations of morphological characteristics were 229 and 34 heads of female and male goat in Kyungbuk province and 85 and 21 heads of female and male goat in Yorkjy island. The examinations of body size were 192 and 10 heads of female and male goat in Kyungbuk province and 71 heads of female goat in Yorkjy island.
The results of the examination were as follows
1. The blacks of coat color were 34.2% and 51.9% for goats in Kyungbuk province and Yorkjy island, respectively.
2. The wattles and polled were 15.2% and 1.5% for female goats in Kyungbuk province, respectively, but its were nothing in Yorkjy island and for male goats in both province.
3. The lengths of hair for female goats in Kyungbuk province were sinuly to those in Yorkjy island, but the lengths of hair for male goats in Yorkjy island were larger than those in lyungbuk province.
4. The lengths of horn for male and female goats in Kyungbuk province were larger than those in Yorkjy island.
5. The lengths of ear, tail and beard for male and female goats in Kyungbuk province were similar to those in Yorkjy island.
6. The supernumerary teats for female goats in Kyungbuk province were similar to those in Yorkjy island.
7. The body and wither heights of female goats were 54.1cm and 57.22cm in Kyungbuk province, and 47.17cm and 49.60cm in Yorkjy island, respectively.
8. The body lengths of female goats were 58.04cm and 57.18cm in Kyungbuk province and Yorkjy island, respectively.
9. The chest girths of female goats were 75.81cm and 70.71cm in Iyungbuk province and Yorkjy island, respectively, and the chest depths and widths of female goats were larger in Kyungbuk province than Yorkjy island.
10. The body weights of female goats were 32.06Kg and 25.53Kg in Kyungbuk province and Yorkjy island, respectively.