Bagot goat
 A Bagot goat | |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | England |
| Traits | |
| Wool color | White |
| Face color | Black |
|
Goat Capra aegagrus hircus | |
The Bagot goat /ˈbæɡət/[1] is a breed of goat which for several hundred years has lived semi-wild at Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire, England. It is a small goat, with a black head and neck and the remainder of the body white. In 2010 it was considered "critically endangered" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, as there were fewer than 100 registered breeding females in the United Kingdom, [2] but by 2012 had been upgraded to "vulnerable".[3]
History
Bagot goats were introduced to England at Blithfield Hall in the 1380s. They were probably brought back to England by returning Crusaders, and probably trace their ancestry to goats of the Rhone valley.[4] The goats were said to have been given to John Bagot of Blithfield by King Richard II of England to commemorate good hunting the King had enjoyed at Blithfield.[5]
Flocks
A flock is still kept by the Bagot family in the deer park of Levens Hall, Cumbria. Examples can also be seen at:
- Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park
- Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire
- Mary Arden's Farm in Warwickshire[6]
- Aldenham Country Park in Hertfordshire[7]
- South of England Rare Breeds Centre
- St James City Farm in Gloucester[8]
- Bagot's Castle, Warwickshire[9]
- Home Farm, Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire
- The Jungle Zoo, Cleethorpes
Postage stamps
An illustration of the species by Harry Titcombe featured on the cover of a 1982 book of British postage stamp, issued from vending machines, at a price of 50p.[10] In January 2005, the breed was featured on a first-class British stamp, one of a set of ten, in a se-tenant block, designed by Rose Design using linocut illustrations by Christopher Wormell.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bagot". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ Bagot goat at Rare Breeds Survival Trust watch list. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ↑ Bagot goat at Rare Breeds Survival Trust watch list. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ Dohner, Janet Vorwald (2001). The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- ↑ Bagot goat, Oklahoma State University, www.ansir.okstate.edu
- ↑ "Bagot goats". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "Farm Animals & Poultry". Aldenham Country Park. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "Goats". St James City Farm. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "Bagot's Castle Experience". Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "50p Rare Farm Animals". Sutton Stamps. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "GB new stamps, Farm Animals, 11 January 2005". Norvic Philatelics. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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