Nigerian Dwarf Goat Coat Modifiers
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Chocolate
The most common modifier we see in the Nigerian Dwarf breed is Chocolate (brown). It is a dominant modifier located on the B Locus and is responsible for changing eumelanin (darker areas) of the coat to chocolate. Any black areas of the coat will be changed to chocolate and sometimes even tan or brown areas can be changed as well. Because this is a modifier that affects mostly eumelanin, the agouti pattern gold is usually unaffected. Some golds do show affects of the chocolate modifier.
Cream:
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Chocolate:
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Solid White
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The Different "Shades" of Buckskin:
Light buckskin:
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Medium buckskin:
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Dark buckskin:
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Dark or mahogany buckskin:
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Photo courtesy of...
Desert Springs Nigerians |
Chocolate buckskin:
Chocolate cape instead of the more common black.
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Firelight Ranch |
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KK Snowd'n Acres |
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Different shades of chamoisee:
Most common shade, simply called, "Chamoisee":
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Pale or light chamoisee:
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Photo courtesy of...
Old Mountain Farm |
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Chocolate chamoisee:
Same pattern, but chocolate points instead of black.
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Photo courtesy of...
Old Mountain Farm |
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CapriGem Farm |
Different shades of the "Swiss" pattern:
Black Swiss Marked:
You can simply call this color pattern "Swiss Marked."
The common "swiss marked" color is a black body with white or light tan legs to dark brown, around the rump, on the face, and ears.
The common "swiss marked" color is a black body with white or light tan legs to dark brown, around the rump, on the face, and ears.
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Chocolate Swiss Marked:
This shade is a little more uncommon. You can separate the two shades because the chocolate swiss marked will have a chocolate body with tan/white/cream/dark brown legs, face markings, rump markings, and ears. Same pattern, just a different color.
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NC PromisedLand |
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Photo courtesy of...
Old Mountain Farm |
Photo courtesy of...
NC PromisedLand |