Somali goat

The Somali goat is a goat breed from Somalia, Djibouti and northeast Kenya used primarily for the production of meat.[1] The animals have short ears and hair, usually white but sometimes with spots or patches.[1] Both males and females have horns, although females are often, the male have two testicles that hang from independent scrotum to regulate scrotal temperature as an adaptation to the hot climatic conditions polled.[1] The goats are drought tolerant and, when milked, can each yield one to three kilograms of milk daily, even when access to water is limited.[2]

Somali goats in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti.

See also

References
  1. Zorloni, Alberto (1 August 2003). "Somali". Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. Chatty, Dawn (1996). Mobile Pastoralists: Development Planning and Social Change in Oman. Columbia University Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780231105491.


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