Animals may be hornless or horned. They resemble Saanen goats in appearance. Typical of this group are the animals found on private plots in Gorki, Leningrad, Moscow and Yaroslavl regions. They are typical milk goats. They average 550 kg of milk per lactation and the best animals up to 1,000 kg.
Some goats kid twice a year.
Cases have been recorded of up to six normal kids at one kidding. Dairy goats in the North Caucasus, Crimea and Central Asia are somewhat smaller, have hair of various colours but are inferior in productivity to the goats of Gorki, Moscow, Yaroslavl and Leningrad regions. The average live weight does not exceed 40-42 kg. Animal Production and Health Paper Publ. Mason, I.L. World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds.