Danish_Landrace_goat
Danish Landrace goat
Breed of goat
This article is about the goat breed. For similarly-named varieties of livestock, see Danish landrace.
The Danish Landrace (Danish: dansk landged) is a Danish breed of dairy goat.
The oldest goat bones found in Denmark have been dated to 3400 BC.[2] The Danish Landrace results from cross-breeding in the nineteenth century of indigenous local goats with imported German Braune Harzer Ziege and Swiss Saanen stock.[1][3]: 381
The breed association is the Foreningen for Danske Landracegeder; a herd-book was started in 1982.[2] In 2018 the population was reported as 223 billies (males) and 1115 nannies (females).[2]
It is a medium-sized or large goat.[2] Seven coat colours are recognised, including black and blue [1][4]: 46
It is used primarily for the production of milk, but is also raised for meat.[2]
- Får og geder (in Danish). Miljø- og Fødevareministeriet: Landbrugsstyrelsen. Accessed October 2019.
- Breed data sheet: Dansk Landraceged / Denmark (Goat). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2019.
- 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.
- Graham R. Duncanson (2012). Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780640051
