GOAT-RAISING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



SAANEN GOATS. 

 Standard of Excellence for Pure-bred Saanen Goats. 



Points 

 (1.) Type and General Appearance 20 



An alert, attractive, and stylish appearance, showing at 

 a glance the true characteristics of the Saanen. 

 (2.) Quality, Form, and Constitution 35 



Quality: Hair, soft; skin, mellow, loose, medium thick- 

 ness ; bone, clean, fine. 



Head: To impress at once the Saanen characteristics. 



Head of Bucks: To be masculine, rather short, and 

 compact ; ears erect ; hornless. 



Neck of Bucks: Free from loose skin, muscular, and 

 short ; wattle on each side of neck near throat. 



Head of Does: Feminine in appearance, but not delicate; 

 medium long ; cheeks almost flat ; ears erect ; hornless. 



Neck of Does: Free from loose skin; medium in length, 

 but not delicate; wattle on each side of throat. 



(3.) 



Saanen doe, " Joybell," with daily yield of 7 quarts (Amer.). 

 Courtesy of R. R. Glahn and " Angora Journal." 



Body: Well proportioned, with shoulders so placed as to 

 give a deep wide chest and full heart-girth; strong straight 

 back ; ribs well sprung, wide apart ; hips wide apart and level ; 

 rump, long, wide; pin-bones, wide apart, high. 



Legs: Clean and strong; upright pasterns. 



Size: When fully mature and in good breeding condition, 

 bucks should weigh not less than 140 to 180 Ib. ; does* 100 to 

 150 Ib. 

 Udder 25 



Attached, high and full behind, extending far in front and 

 full; flexible; halves even and free from fleshiness; teats large 

 and evenly placed ; milk-veins, large, long, tortuous ; large 

 milk-wells. 



