What breed would cause this...

[Wingdo]

I am 100% sure this little girl is 3/4 Boer, however, I have never had one of my goats come up with a long blobe/red mane extending from mid-back to hip before, so I am curious as to what caused it and if it is a dominant trait that I will never breed away from. I had her father, and mother (which is where it came from), but neither had this dorsal hair. She is one year old and has had it since she was 4 months old.

[steff bugielski]

I have an alpine with similar long hair on her spine and butt. Don't know why.

[pookshollow]

My big Saanen doe has that too. Her Alpine/Saanen granddaughter has a ridge that goes all the way down her back, but it's only obvious when she puts her "hackles" up.

[Alice In TX/MO]

My Alpine has this, too.

[Kazahleenah]

All my Alpines and Alpine crosses have that as well.

[Corky]

Toggenburgs have that hair too. along with a skirt on the back legs.

My american alpines do not have it at all. Just the one that is togg/alpine cross.

[Eunice]

I have two Alpines does with the dorsal "mane", but you should have seen the sire! He was the hairiest non-Angora goat I have ever laid eyes on. They had long pantaloons too.

[susanne]

i have one nubian buckling from last year that has this. i'm absolutely sure he is a purebred as he was born on my farm and the dam and sire came from a breeder that has had nothing but pure bred nubians for almost twenty years.

[CookingPam777]

Cute goat not sure why that would happen.

[Wingdo]

Sooo... Togs have it, some alpines have it, a nubian or two may have it, and a Saanen odd ball! Well now... that makes it clear as mud! LOLOL

She's a good looking, and well built doe, but that hair has a number of folks scratching their heads and telling me I'm full of bologna!

This is a shame, as I'd really like to get another Tog mix laying around here for milk.

We lost Baby, our best Boer doe, this year during birthing, along with her quads. She was also the best milker we ever had believe it or not.

[goatkid]

I don't see any problem with your doe. If she makes nice babies and has a good temperment, what difference does it make what others think. You can always clip off that mane if you don't like it.

[mygoat]

One of my alpines has it as well. Her daughter and son both had one, too. I've seen several toggs, alpines and saanens with the longer hair. Not to mention quite a few Fainters, as my friend raises them and almost all of hers from a certain lineage had them.

[Wingdo]

Originally Posted by goatkid

I don't see any problem with your doe. If she makes nice babies and has a good temperment, what difference does it make what others think. You can always clip off that mane if you don't like it.

You're right, it's not a problem for me, as I know what's in that particular goat since it arrived here and am satisfied with it as an individual. However, I would like to breed away from it if at all possible and needed to know if it is a dominant trait I am fighting with... if you get my drift.

Thanks
Wing

[Trey]

I would guess it is a throw back to some dairy goat in here pedigree. I would just never breed her to a buck that has it or throws it. Keep the ones without and sell the ones that have it.