About Us

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We are a group of experienced dairy goat breeders that have imported Nigerian Dwarf goats from Australia to develop the breed in New Zealand using a variety of standard sized dairy breeds as our foundation stock.Direct imports from USA to New Zealand are currently not possible.  In addition to the goats 

 bred in NZ from foundation stock are goats with 100% American purebred genetics. As the breed was developed in America American genetics are the purest available worldwide. 

All Nigerian Dwarfs bred by members of this association will be microchipped and . Breeding does(females) and bucks(males) registered with the NZ Dairy Goat Breeders Association(NZDGBA) will also be DNA tested to establish their identity and confirm the identity of their parents and accuracy of their NZDGBA pedigree documents.

Please check out our gallery for details of our NZ bred Nigerian Dwarfs and their Australian parents. with American genetics

We have breeders in the North and South Island. Commercial transport is available to all areas of New Zealand for the Dwarfs from 10 days old.

The Nigerian Dwarf Breed has been developed in the USA from West African 20th century imports as a miniature milking breed. The  coat can be any colour or pattern , eyes can be blue, brown or gold, ears are erect and face is dished.

The Nigerian Dwarf  is suitable as pets or as a milking animal for smaller lifestyle blocks, or crossed with a commercial dairy goat breed for commercial farmers will increase milk solids and ensure safe kidding for young does.. These goats are  gentle, lively, and  affectionate with great personality. The maximum  mature wither height for  purebred males is 60cm.and females 57cm. Despite the "Dwarf" name the goats are an in proportion  and a miniature version of a full sized dairy goat. .The Pygmy breed developed in the UK are their West African cousins  

In the USA Nigerian Dwarfs are all purebred with a closed herdbook. US genetic material cannot be directly imported into NZ. In Australia Nigerian Dwarfs have been bred from imported US purebred  semen  and embryos. These American purebred goats and genetics  are now in New Zealand having been sourced from Australia

Over the last 7 years our breeders have also been breeding Australian imported Nigerian Dwarf bucks to NZ standard height dairy goats and some smaller breed goats as our foundation stock. Our NZ bred Nigerian Dwarfs are known as grade or appendix animals.  As a result of this breeding program purebred NZ Nigerian Dwarfs are now becoming  available.  

Nigerian Dwarf does and bucks can be registered with the NZ Dairy Goat Breeders Association(NZDGBA). Registration entitles members to pedigree documents and to exhibit and compete your Nigerian Dwarfs at NZ A&P shows. 

All Nigerian Dwarfs bred by members of our association will be microchipped. Breeding does and bucks registered with the NZDGBA will also be DNA tested to establish their identity and confirm the identity of their parents and accuracy of their pedigree. The detailed  Nigerian Dwarf Breed Standard is included in our downloads.

Nigerian Dwarfs are bred as miniature milking goats.  You can expect a Dwarf goat to milk approx. ½ the quantity of a full sized dairy goat appropriate to their relative sizes.  Solids levels percentages are expected to 1.5 to 2 times that of an full sized dairy goats. Exact quantities depend on the age, dwarf genetic content, number of lactations, date of kidding and food quantity and quality available.