Anglo-Nubian goat
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| Other names | Nubian |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Distribution | more than sixty countries |
| Use | dual-purpose, meat and dairy |
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| Coat | variable: usually black, chestnut, cream, fawn or white, often patterned |
| Horn status | either polled or with small horns |
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The Anglo-Nubian is a British breed of domestic goat. It originated in the nineteenth century from cross-breeding between native British goats and a mixed population of large lop-eared goats imported from India, the Middle East and North Africa.: 356 It is characterised by large, pendulous ears and a convex profile. It has been exported to many parts of the world, and is found in more than sixty countries. In many of them it is known simply as the Nubian.