Nigerian Dwarf goat

Nigerian Dwarf
Doe in milk
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): critical:142
  • ALBC (2012): recovering
  • DAD-IS (2023): not at risk
Country of originUnited States
Standard
Use
Traits
Weight
  • 35 kg (75 lb)
Height
  • Male:
    maximum 60 cm (24 in)
  • Female:
    maximum 57 cm (22 in)
Coatany color
Horn statushorned or hornless
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

The Nigerian Dwarf is a modern American breed of dwarf goat. Like the American Pygmy Goat, it derives from the West African Dwarf group of breeds of West Africa.:416