Murciano-Granadina Goat

The Murciano-Granadina is a Spanish breed of dairy goat established in 1975 by hybridizing the mahogany-colored Murciana of Murcia and the black Granadina of Granada, in the semi-arid regions of southeastern Spain. It is found chiefly in the Spanish provinces of Murcia, Granada, Almeria and Alicante and has also been introduced to Latin America and North Africa. It is a medium-sized, solid-colored goat, black or mahogany, with erect ears and tail and a short coarse coat; the breed association rejects any animal with white markings. Females weigh about 50 kilograms and males about 67 kilograms, and the breed is prized as a milk producer, yielding around 500 kilograms over a roughly 210-day lactation with milk of 5.6 percent fat and 3.6 percent protein, considered better than most other Mediterranean European goat breeds and used chiefly for cheesemaking in Spain, though the breed also serves meat production. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/