List of Swiss goat breeds
The domestic goat breeds of Switzerland are,[1] with the various names used for them in that country:
| International name | French[2] | German[3] | Italian[4] | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appenzell Goat | Chèvre d’Appenzell | Appenzellerziege | Capra d'Appenzello |
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| Capra Grigia | Chèvre grise des montagnes "Capra Grigia" | Graue Bergziege | Capra Grigia |  |
| Chamois-coloured Goat | Chèvre chamoisée | Gämsfarbige Gebirgsziege | Camosciata delle Alpi |  |
| Grisons Striped | Chèvre grisonne à raies | Bündner Strahlenziege | Striata grigionese |  |
| Nera Verzasca | Chèvre Nera Verzasca | Nera Verzascaziege | Capra Nera Verzasca |  |
| Peacock Goat | Chèvre paon | Pfauenziege | Capra Pavone |
|
| Saanen | Chèvre de Gessenay | Saanen or Saanenziege | Capra di Saanen |
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| St. Gallen Booted Goat | Chèvre bottée | Stiefelgeiss or Sardonaziege |
| |
| Toggenburg | Chèvre du Toggenbourg | Toggenburger | Capra del Toggenburgo |
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| Valais Blackneck | Chèvre col noir du Valais | Walliser Schwarzhalsziege | Capra dal collo nero del Vallese |
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Extinct breeds
Many Swiss goat breeds are considered to be extinct. These include:[5]
- Bergeller Ziege
- Blenio-Valmaggiaziege or Tessiner Bergziege
- Bündneroberländer Ziege (Tavetscherziege or Disentiserziege)
- Capra Sempione (Simplongeiss, Simplergeiss or Gletschergeiss)
- Chèvre du Val d'Illiez
- Emmentaler Ziege
- Engadiner Ziege
- Entlebucher Ziege
- Freiburger Ziege or Greyerzer Ziege
- Frutiger Ziege
- Glarner Ziege
- Grüenochte Geiss (Grauhalsziege, Milchenziege or Grueni)
- Jura Ziege
- Kupferhalsziege
- Liviner Ziege or Capra di Leventina
- Oberhalbsteinerziege or Schamser Ziege
- Oberhaslerziege or Hasliziege
- Oberwalliser Bergziege
- Obwaldnerziege
- Prättigauer Ziege
- Rivieraziege
- Schwarze Bündnerziege
- Schwarzenburger Ziege or Guggisberg Ziege
- Schwyzerziege
- Simmenthaler Ziege
- Unterwaldner Ziege
- Unterwalliser Ziege
- Urnerziege
- Zürcher Ziege[6]:359 (Weisse Zürcher Ziege or Weisse Schweizer Ziege)
See also
References
- ↑ Breeds reported by Switzerland: Goat. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2014.
- ↑ Les standards raciaux (valable dès 01.01.2014) (in French). Fédération suisse d'élevage caprin/Schweizerischer Ziegenzuchtverband/Federazione svizzera d'allevamento caprino. Accessed June 2014.
- ↑ Rassenstandards (Ausgabe 01.01.2014) (in German). Fédération suisse d'élevage caprin/Schweizerischer Ziegenzuchtverband/Federazione svizzera d'allevamento caprino. Accessed June 2014.
- ↑ Specifico delle razze standard (Edizione di 01.01.2014) (in Italian). Fédération suisse d'élevage caprin/Schweizerischer Ziegenzuchtverband/Federazione svizzera d'allevamento caprino. Accessed June 2014.
- ↑ [s.n.] (2016). Nutztierrassen und -schläge der Schweiz (in German). Basel: ProSpecieRara. Accessed August 2016.
- ↑ Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
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