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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.
Sheep and goats are closely related: both are in the subfamily Caprinae. However, they are separate species, so hybrids rarely occur and are always infertile. A hybrid of a ewe and a buck is called a sheep-goat hybrid. Visual differences between sheep and goats include the beard of goats and the divided upper lip of sheep.
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 ...
An Erzgebirge goat and kid. The Erzgebirge (German: Erzgebirgsziege) is a breed of goat native to the Saxony region of Germany. [1] [2] Erzgebirge goats are polled, and have a reddish-brown coat with black stripes on the face, back, and legs. [3] Primarily used for milking, the breed is critically endangered. [4] [5]
The Fries Melkschaap is a Dutch and German breed of dairy sheep.It originates in the Frisia region, which includes parts of both northern Holland and north-western Germany. . It has many names: the German stock is known as the Ostfriesisches Milchschaf, or in English as the East Friesian, the East Friesland Milch or the German Milksheep, while the Dutch equivalent is known as the Friesian Milk ...
The Heidschnucke is a group of three types of moorland sheep from northern Germany. Like a number of other types from Scandinavia and Great Britain, they are Northern European short-tailed sheep. The three breeds of Heidschnucke (in order of population size) are: German Grey Heath (Graue Gehörnte Heidschnucke) [1]
Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.
Pages in category "Sheep breeds originating in Germany" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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