An adult male Pygmy goat with a history of losing hair and declining body condition was euthanized, and a complete diagnostic work-up was performed. The animal showed diffuse alopecia on the dorsal and lateral sides of thorax and abdomen, proximal legs, neck and face. Histology revealed diffuse...
They are composed of keratin, the same substance as hair and fingernails, and grow throughout the animal’s entire lifetime. It is possible to tell the goat’s age just by counting the growth rings. As a member of the even-toed ungulates, goats walk on their third and fourth toes. ...
Most myotonic goats are horned, although many are polled (hornless), and some breeders select specifically for polled goats, the ears are medium-sized and habitually held horizontally. The nervous goats have variable colors, but black and white are relatively common. However, the hair coat is ...
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Her hair flowed long, loose, past the remembered face from which the trance was just departing, on which the knowing and the hove of me had just awak¬ened—flowed down over the body that reached forth arms, that took one step to meet me and was halted. The great grim robot at ...
Stocky climbers with muscular legs and broad hooves, mountain goats stand about 1 metre (39 inches) at the shoulder. Large males can weigh more than 120 kg (260 pounds), and females weigh about 60–90 kg (130–200 pounds). The hair is coarse, white, and shaggy over a thick, woolly ...