Kiko goat information

kiko goat
Country of origin	New Zealand
Distribution	New Zealand; United States; Pacific Islands;
Use	meat
Traits
Skin colour	variable
Horn status	horned or polled
Beard	bearded
	Goat; Capra hircus;

The Kiko is a breed of meat goat originating from New Zealand.^[1] Kiko comes from the Māori word for meat.^[2]^: 392^[3] The Kiko breed was developed in the 1980s by Garrick and Anne Batten, who cross-bred local feral goats with imported dairy goat bucks of the Anglo-Nubian, Saanen, and Toggenburg breeds. The only aims of the breeding programme were fast rate of growth and ability to survive in the pastoral conditions of the New Zealand hill country.^[4]

The Kiko breed was imported into the United States in 1992 by Goatex Group LLC.^[5] Today, three registries exist in the US for Kikos: the AKGA, the IKGA, and the NKR, the latter of which is the largest of the three. Through these agencies, Kikos could be registered as 100% New Zealand, meaning that their lineage can be traced all the way back to the original New Zealand stock.^[6] "Purebreds" refer to goats that are at least 15/16ths New Zealand stock^[6] and "percentages" are those that are at least 50% New Zealand stock.^[6] Kiko-Boer crosses can also be registered as Genemaster™ through the NKR.

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^ "Kiko Goats in the USA". Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand.
^ ^a ^b ^c The National Kiko Registry Handbook

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[5] "Kiko Goats in the USA". Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand.

[NKRhandbook-6] The National Kiko Registry Handbook

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