This is a list of the Swiss breeds of goat,[1] with various names used for them in that country:

International nameFrench[2]German[3]Italian[4]Image
Appenzell Goat Chèvre d'Appenzell Appenzellerziege Capra d'Appenzello

Capra Grigia Chèvre grise des montagnes "Capra Grigia" Graue Bergziege Capra Grigia
Capra Sempione[5] Capra Sempione
  • Simplongeiss
  • Simplergeiss
  • Gletschergeiss
 Capra Sempione
Chamois-coloured Goat Chèvre chamoisée Gämsfarbige Gebirgsziege Camosciata delle Alpi
Grisons Striped Chèvre grisonne à raies Bündner Strahlenziege Striata grigionese
Grüenochte Geiss[5] Chèvre col gris
  • Grüenochte Geiss
  • Grauhalsziege
  • Milchenziege
  • Grueni
 Capra dal collo grigio
Kupferhalsziege[5] Chèvre col fauve Kupferhalsziege Capra dal collo rosso
Nera Verzasca Chèvre Nera Verzasca Nera Verzascaziege Capra Nera Verzasca
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 Capra dal collo nero del Vallese

Extinct breeds

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

References

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  1. ↑ Breeds reported by Switzerland: Goat. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2014.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Rassenstandards (Ausgabe 01.01.2014) (in German). Fédération suisse d'élevage caprin/Schweizerischer Ziegenzuchtverband/Federazione svizzera d'allevamento caprino. Accessed June 2014.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 3 Rassenporträts: Ziegen (in German; also available in French and Italian). Basel: ProSpecieRara Schweiz. Accessed August 2022.
  6. ↑ [s.n.] (2016). Nutztierrassen und -schläge der Schweiz (in German). Basel: ProSpecieRara Schweiz. Archived 7 December 2016.
  7. ↑ 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.
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