List of Swiss goat breeds
This is a list of the Swiss breeds of goat,[1] with 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 | 
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| Capra Sempione[5] | Capra Sempione |
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Capra Sempione | |
| Chamois-coloured Goat | Chèvre chamoisée | Gämsfarbige Gebirgsziege | Camosciata delle Alpi | 
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| Grisons Striped | Chèvre grisonne à raies | Bündner Strahlenziege | Striata grigionese | 
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| Grüenochte Geiss[5] | Chèvre col gris |
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Capra dal collo grigio | |
| Kupferhalsziege[5] | Chèvre col fauve | Kupferhalsziege | Capra dal collo rosso | |
| Nera Verzasca | Chèvre Nera Verzasca | Nera Verzascaziege | Capra Nera Verzasca | 
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| Peacock Goat | Chèvre paon | Pfauenziege | Capra Pavone |
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| Saanen | Chèvre de Gessenay | Saanen or Saanenziege | Capra di Saanen |
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| St. Gallen Booted Goat | Chèvre bottée | Stiefelgeiss or Sardonaziege | Capra dagli stivali |
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| 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[edit]
Many Swiss goat breeds are considered to be extinct. These include:[6]
- Bergeller Ziege
- Blenio-Valmaggiaziege or Tessiner Bergziege
- Bündneroberländer Ziege (Tavetscherziege or Disentiserziege)
- Chèvre du Val d'Illiez
- Emmentaler Ziege
- Engadiner Ziege
- Entlebucher Ziege
- Freiburger Ziege or Greyerzer Ziege
- Frutiger Ziege
- Glarner Ziege
- Jura Ziege
- 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[7]: 359 (Weisse Zürcher Ziege or Weisse Schweizer Ziege)
See also[edit]
- List of goat breeds
- List of Swiss cattle breeds
- Agriculture in Switzerland
- Swiss cheeses and dairy products
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goat breeds originating in Switzerland.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Rassenporträts: Ziegen (in German; also available in French and Italian). Basel: ProSpecieRara Schweiz. Accessed August 2022.
- ^ [s.n.] (2016). Nutztierrassen und -schläge der Schweiz (in German). Basel: ProSpecieRara Schweiz. Archived 7 December 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.