Fullblood Kikos - Is There Any Such Thing?

We are often asked if we sell "100% Kikos" or "Fullblood Kikos".

The answer is NO, and nobody else does either, at least, not within the meaning that term has in the larger livestock breeding world. During the entire time of its development in New Zealand, the Kiko was an open nucleus breed - there was no such thing a "fullblood" Kiko. AKGA recognizes this, and does not have a "fullblood" designation. Please refer to the below documents for more information.

IKGA claims to have "fullbloods" - but since IKGA registrations are simply derivatives of AKGA registrations, we do not agree with the IKGA's use of the word "fullblood." We believe that this terminology misleads prospective buyers. Because of this, we do not do business with the IKGA.

NKR and AKGA use the term "100% New Zealand" to refer to an animal supposedly directly descended from Kikos imported from New Zealand. We also find the use of this term unfortunate, since it implies that such animals are "100% Kiko" when in fact, there is no such thing.

We sell NKR and AKGA "100% NZ," purebred and percentage Kikos.

Because we have serious concerns about the authenticity of the so-called "100% New Zealand" goats imported in the mid-1990's by Graham Culliford, we only sell goats descended from those imported directly from Caprinex by us, or by Dr. An Peishcel.