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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.
Peacock Goat: Chèvre paon Pfauenziege Capra Pavone Saanen: Chèvre de Gessenay Saanen or Saanenziege Capra di Saanen St. Gallen Booted Goat: Chèvre bottée Stiefelgeiss or Sardonaziege Capra dagli stivali Toggenburg: Chèvre du Toggenbourg Toggenburger Capra del Toggenburgo Valais Blackneck: Chèvre col noir du Valais Walliser Schwarzhalsziege
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
Goat breeds (especially dairy goats) are some of the oldest defined animal breeds for which breed standards and production records have been kept. Selective breeding of goats generally focuses on improving production of fiber, meat, dairy products or goatskin. Breeds are generally classified based on their primary use, though there are several ...
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.
This page presents a list of goat breeds used for the production of meat. Many of those breeds listed below are dual-purpose, that is they are also used for the production of milk or fiber . These have been cross-categorized under Category:Dairy goat breeds and Category:Fiber-producing goat breeds .
Standards for the Oberhasli are published by the American Dairy Goat Association and by the American Goat Society. [6] The coloring of the breed is called "chamoisée" or "chamoisee" for its perceived resemblance to the colors of the wild Alpine chamois. The coat is bay or mid-brown, with black markings consisting of two black facial stripes ...
Near Llanfachraeth, on Anglesey. The British Alpine is a British breed of dairy goat bred in the early twentieth century. It is black with white Swiss markings on the face.. The foundation stock included a nanny with this colouration acquired in Paris in 1903 and goats of other breeds, probably including the Swiss Grisons Striped and Toggenburg and the now-extinct Sundgau of Alsace, as well as ...