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and there can be little doubt that it is, in origin, a 

 descendant of the same primeval stock. 



Pure Toggenburgs are rare in this country, hence 

 the number of pedigrees available for separate 

 analysis is few. The results, however, are not without 

 interest when compared with the figures obtained 

 for all breeds in the Herd Book. 



The Breeding of 164 Pure Toggenburg Goats. 



Approximate percentages : — 

 31 Horned Goats are bred : — 

 None from 2 horned parents. 

 About 13 per cent, from 1 polled and 1 



horned parent. 

 About 87 per cent, from 2 polled parents. 

 133 Polled Goats are bred : — 



About • 07 per cent, from 2 horned parents. 

 About 17 per cent, from 1 polled and 1 



horned parent. 

 About 82 per cent, from 2 polled parents. 



Another pair of characters in goats which might 

 have been expected to yield interesting results when 

 analysed by Mendelian methods is long coat and short 



