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A Valais Blackneck billy Engraving of a Valais Blackneck from the Journal des Eleveurs, 1905. The Valais Blackneck is a Swiss breed of domestic goat from the canton of Valais.It is distributed in southern Switzerland – the largest concentration is in the area of Visp (Viège) – and in neighbouring areas of northern Italy; it is present in modest numbers in Austria and Germany.
The Valais Blacknose is a dual-purpose breed, reared for both meat and wool. The wool is coarse: fibre diameter averages approximately 38 microns, and staple length is 100 mm (4 in) or more. [4]: 940 The annual yield of wool is about 4 kg (10 lb) per head. [3]: 281 Near Zermatt, with the Matterhorn in the background
This is a list of the Swiss breeds of goat, [1] with various names used for them in that country: International name ... Valais Blackneck: Chèvre col noir du Valais
Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs. Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60342-036-5. "Goat Breeds". Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science. 19 January 2021. Introduction to Common Goat Breeds Mother Earth News; Raising Goats for Dummies (Wiley, 2010)
The milk yield per lactation of the Chamois Coloured Goat in Switzerland is given as >700 kg, with 3.4% fat and 2.9% protein. [3] Measurements made in Italy in 2004 gave figures of 343 ± 115 litres for primiparous, 506 ± 205 L for secondiparous, and 539 ± 228 L for pluriparous, nannies, [8]: 384 with an average of 3.24% fat and 3.13% protein.
Valais (UK: / ˈ v æ l eɪ / VAL-ay, US: / v æ ˈ l eɪ / val-AY; French: ⓘ), [a] more formally, the Canton of Valais, [b] is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of the country.
The cats, called Lykoi, have such wolf-like creatures that people have referred to it as a 'werewolf cats,' according to The Huffington Post. The word 'Lykoi' comes from the Greek word for 'wolf'.
The breed appears to be of ancient origin. While it shares some characteristics with the Swiss Toggenburger, notably the "Swiss markings" (white facial stripes, white lower limbs and peri-anal area), it was already established well before the importation of Toggenburg billies to the area, documented from the years before and after the Second World War.