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Lil'
Hill Farm
ADGA/AGS/NDGA
Registered Nigerian Dwarf Goats in Hillsboro, Alabama
 
About Nigerian Dwarf Goats
The Nigerian Dwarf goat is
one of two miniature goat breeds in this country originating in West Africa.
There are several recognized breeds of small and dwarf goats in West Africa,
and it is from these native
African herds that the first "miniature" goats were imported into the United
States. Although illegal imports are suspected earlier, the first documented
imports arrived in this country in the 1930's and 1940's, for the benefit of
several private and public zoos and preserves.
 There
were two distinct types of small goats imported, one being short, cobby,
with short legs, and the other being more slender, with a longer body and
proportionally longer legs and a more streamlined appearance. In the earlier
years, in fact until about the 1960's and 1970's, little distinction was
made between the cobbier type that became the African Pygmy goat,
and the more dairy-type goat that became known as the Nigerian Dwarf.
Over the years, selective breeding
has resulted in the two distinct breeds that
are recognized today in the United States: the African Pygmy Goat and the
Nigerian Dwarf.
Bruce and Sandie Terry
157 County road 230
Hillsboro, Alabama 35643
Phone: 256-974-1693
Email:
info@lilhillfarm.com
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