Cou Blanc

Gene

A pale front and dark rear. Cou clair has a tan front; cou blanc has a white front. Both are breeder looks within the peacock pattern.

How Cou Blanc works

Each copy shows its own effect, so both can be seen together.

Proven by DNA in Swiss breeds; in other breeds, including Nigerian Dwarfs, the match is by look. Agouti patterns share one locus. A look does not tell whether the goat has one or two copies.

Class: Codominant
Symbol: A^pc
Part of: Agouti (ASIP)
Chamoisee
Buckskin
Swiss Markings

Looks like

A pale front and dark rear. Cou clair has a tan front; cou blanc has a white front. Both are breeder looks within the peacock pattern.

DNA testing

No commercial test for these Nigerian Dwarf pattern names was found in the reviewed laboratory listings.

Sources

Plan a pairing

Cou clair with a hidden black copy × black: 50% Cou clair kids, under the stated assumptions.

Goats with Cou Blanc

Showing Cou Blanc

Animals recorded as showing Cou Blanc.

Lt-Farm CD Supah Gucci

Nigerian Dwarf · Goat

Heterozygous Cou Blanc · A^pcChocolate

Doeling · 8 months

ADGA

By Century Forrest Oaks

CFO-G's Lance

Nigerian Dwarf · Goat

Buckskin and Cou Blanc togetherBlue EyesFrosted (copies unknown)

Wether · 5 years

By Century Forrest Oaks

CFO-G's ST Silver Bacardi

Mixed Breed · Goat

Heterozygous Cou Blanc · A^pcHeterozygous Frosted

Buck · 1 year

By Century Forrest Oaks

Quick facts

Public profiles: 3
Herdbook records: 3
Guides & articles: 28

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Guides & articles

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How Much Does a Goat Cost? Purchase Price and Real Yearly Budget

A goat itself usually costs somewhere between $150 and $800, and where a given animal lands in that range depends almost entirely on what it is for. A pet wether (a castrated male) is the cheapest, often $150 to $350, because he has no breeding or dairy value. A grade dairy doe or a commercial […]

What to Feed Goats: Forage, Hay, Grain, and Browse

Feed goats a diet built on forage and browse, with good hay as the year-round backbone, and add grain only when a specific animal actually needs it. Goats are ruminants, so their whole digestive system is designed to ferment long-stem fiber, not to run on concentrates. Get the forage right, keep clean water and loose […]

Goat Gestation Period: How Long Goats Are Pregnant, With a Kidding Date Chart and Calculator

The goat gestation period is about 150 days (145 to 155). Use our kidding date chart, Boer, Pygmy and Nigerian Dwarf notes, and free calculator.

Goat Breeding Exposure Records: Keep Date Ranges and Parentage Uncertainty Clear

A doe shared a paddock with a buck, but nobody saw the service. That is useful information, provided the record says exposure rather than inventing an exact mating date. The same distinction matters when two bucks were present or a later veterinary estimate changes your planning window. Creatures lets you record breeding events and track […]

How Long Do Goats Live? Goat Lifespan by Sex, Use, and Management

A goat that is fed well, wormed sensibly, and never culled will usually live into its low-to-mid teens. Washington State University Extension teaches 10 to 15 years as the average for the species, and the captive-longevity record compiled in the AnAge database puts the verified maximum at 20.8 years, held by one female, with a […]

Farm Tour Booking Setup: Sessions, Capacity, and a Clear Visitor Plan

Set up a farm tour by defining the visit before opening the calendar: who it suits, what guests will do, how many people you can host, what the price covers, and how arrival works. Creatures can turn that plan into dated bookable sessions. The bookable-offering guide shows where to create the draft and finish its […]