Country
Specie
ISO3
USA
Language
eng.
Other name
Epileptic Goats, Stiff-Legged Goats, Wooden Leg, Nervous Goats, Myotonic
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Color comments
uni coloured: black, white <br>multi coloured: black and white piebald
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
2
Wither height males
70
Other specific visible traits
hereditary myotonia, heavy muscling and varying degrees of muscle stiffness when startled
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
imported from Asia (probably India) in early 1880s, mutation discovered in the early 1880's in Tennessee
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
