The Alpine dairy goat is a large sized goat. The breed was composed of several verities including the British, Rock and Swiss, but mostly the French Alpine. The general appearance is that of an alert, graceful, fine-boned animal. The ears are narrow, fine and upright. The head is long and lean with a broad forehead and a straight face. The neck is long. The body is deep with well-sprung ribs. Alpines have straight backs with long slightly sloping rumps. The legs are long and slender with small hooves. They can be any color or combination of colors, except Toggenburg color and markings or all white. Standard color patterns are described as follows:
COU BLANC (coo blanc) - literally "white neck". This is white front quarters and black hindquarters with black or gray markings on face.
COU CLAIR (coo clair) - literally " clear neck". The front quarters are tan, saffron, off white or shading to gray with black hindquarters.
COU NOIR (coo nwah) - literally "black neck". The front quarters will be black with white hindquarters.
SUNDGAU (sundgow) - Black with white markings, usually under belly, facial stripes, etc.
PIED - this is spotted or mottled.
CHAMOISEE (shamwahzay) The spelling for males is chamoise. - Brown or bay with black marking on legs, face, dorsal stripe, etc.
TWO- TONE CHAMOISEE -Light front quarters with brown or gray (not black) hind quarters.
BROKEN- any variations to the above patterns broken with another color, such as splashed, banded, etc. should be described as broken pattern. For example solid Chamoisee broken with a white patch is called broken chamoisee.
The height at the withers is 30 inches or more for does and 32 inches or more for bucks.

Evaluation of Defects

Part 1 -- Slight defects
Broken or wry tail

Part 2 -- Defects that could be slight to serious depending on degree (These are all more serious in bucks than in does.)
Ears that are not upright
Does less then 30 inches tall at withers
Bucks less then 32 inches tall at withers
Wry jaws or face on doe
Weak horns that break easily, are thin-walled, or circular in section
Non-symmetrical horns
Winged or loose, open shoulders
Bowed front legs
Closely spaced front legs, pinched heart girth
Swollen stifle joint/s
Closely spaced hind legs
Close or touching hocks
Feet that turn in or out
Malformed feet--splayed, sloping, overgrown
Narrow, shallow, or short body
Steeply sloped rump
Poor udder attachment front, side, or rear
Udders uneven in the size of the two halves

Part 3-- Moderate Defects
Roman nose
Swollen hocks and/or enlarged knees, not sufficient to cause lameness
Teats too close together, bulbous and/or poor defined at the udder juncture
Teats pointing together or outside, disproportionate in size (too small or large.)
Teats hard to milk due to misplaced or small orifice.
Spur (non-functional) teats on does
Multiple teats on bucks
Large teats on bucks

Part 4 -- Serious Defects
Undershot or overshot jaws
Lameness, especially combined with badly swollen knees and/or hocks
Leaking teats
Thin udder skin that allows seeping of milk or serum
Pendulous udder
Double orifices in teats
Double teats
Functional spur teats, and those close to primary teats
Disproportionate bodily parts, such as a large head, or a thick body on short
legs, especially in young animals