Authors : M. La O-Arias, F. Guevara-Hernandez, N. Fonseca-Fuentes, H. Gomez-Castro, R. Pinto-Ruiz, A. Ley-De Coss, F.J. Medina-Jonapa, R.R. Coutino-Ruiz, R.E. Ruiz-Najera, J.A. Espinosa-Moreno and Luis A. Rodriguez-Larramendi
Abstract: This research provides an external morphological characterization of the population of Creole goats in the Cuban community, 26 de Julio, as an essential element for designing a strategy of participatory management for this animal. This goat was characterized using zoometry, morphology and phaneroptic aspects. From a morphometric point of view, researchers defined the population of Cuban Creole goats in the study community to be medium in size with medium proportions and harmonic proportionality and differentiated into 3 size groups, 1 group of breeding males and 2 groups of breeding females. Great diversity was found in qualitative characteristics according to the original genotypes with a predominance of goats with a straight profile pigmented skin, hooves and mucous membranes and a variety of coat colors with a predominance of varying tones of vermilion (reddish orange) and black on white. Researchers determined sexual dimorphism from a quantitative and qualitative morphological point of view with significant differences between males and females in size, form of the horns and hair growth.
M. La O-Arias, F. Guevara-Hernandez, N. Fonseca-Fuentes, H. Gomez-Castro, R. Pinto-Ruiz, A. Ley-De Coss, F.J. Medina-Jonapa, R.R. Coutino-Ruiz, R.E. Ruiz-Najera, J.A. Espinosa-Moreno and Luis A. Rodriguez-Larramendi, 2012. Morphological Characterization of the Cuban Creole Goat: Basis for Participatory Management of a Zoogenetic Resource. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 7: 270-277.