Erzgebirge goat

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Erzgebirge", Breeds of Livestock, Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science, retrieved July 27, 2013
  2. ↑ Beate D. Scherf, ed. (2000), World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity (3rd ed.), Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, p. 254
  3. ↑ Graham R. Duncanson (1 January 2012), Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats, CABI, p. 46, ISBN 978-1-78064-005-1
  4. ↑ Genetic Diversity Of European Livestock Breeds: Results of Monitoring Animal Genetic Resources by the EAAP Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 1994, pp. 140, 279–280, ISBN 978-9074134101
  5. ↑ Beate Scherf (1995), World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, p. 249


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