Murciano-Granadina

Murciano-Granadina
Two-month-old kid
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not a risk[1]: 146 
Other names
  • Murcia-Granada[2]: 396 
  • Murciana-Granadina[3]: 220 
Country of originSpain
Distribution
Usedairy
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    67 kg[4]
  • Female:
    50 kg[4]
Height
  • Male:
    77 cm[4]
  • Female:
    70 cm[4]
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

The Murciano-Granadina is a Spanish breed of dairy goat. It was created in 1975 when two existing breeds, the mahogany-coloured Murciana of Murcia and the black Granadina of Granada, began to be hybridised as a result of the official recognition of a single herdbook including both breeds.[2]: 396 [5] It is the most important dairy goat breed of Spain,[6] with more than 500,000 milking females.[7] It originated in the semi arid areas in south eastern Spain, including parts of Murcia, Almería, Granada and Alicante. They were bred for two main traits, milk production and its ability to continue this production in dry and nutrient poor regions. They have been introduced into several areas in Latin America as well as northern Africa.

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  5. ^ Martínez, A.M.; Vega-Pla, J.L.; León, J.M.; Camacho, M.E.; Delgado, J.V.; Ribeiro, M.N. (October 2010). "Is the Murciano-Granadina a single goat breed? A molecular genetics approach". Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. 62 (5): 1191–1198. doi:10.1590/S0102-09352010000500023.
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  7. ^ Camacho, M. E.; Martínez, M.; León, J. M.; Quiroz, J.; Pleguezuelo, J.; Delgado, J.V. (15 March 2016). "Advances in the breeding program of the Murciano-Granadina dairy goat breed". Italian Journal of Animal Science. 6 (sup1): 56. doi:10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.56.