Through successive generations of controlled breeding and rigorous culling, a small goat population emerged that consistently yielded superior growth and performance characteristics. This unique population (the Kiko goat) formed a strong, reproducible composite of phenotypes and thereby, the goats of the Kiko breed now have very closely related genotypes (DNA compositions).  The Kiko genotype consistently produces a lean, well-muscled, goat of large frame and exceptional survivability under natural conditions. The scientific definition of a breed is: a group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation. The Kiko clearly qualifies as a unique breed of goat under this definition.