Country
Specie
ISO3
ETH
Language
English
Description
Keffa goat is related to the Western Highland goats
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Color comments
having dominant colors of black or brown
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
2
Horn shape size and comments
Most males have straight and backward oriented horns
Weight females
28.20
Other specific visible traits
This breed has been characterized as relatively short and it has a straight facial profile. Males have beards and ruffs and in some goats observed Wattles.
Herdbook
n
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
indigenous breed
Location within country
Distributed in the highlands and lowlands of Keffa and South Shewa zones of the southern region.
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
