Danish Landrace goat

The Danish Landrace (Danish: Dansk Landraceged) is a Danish breed of dairy goat.

This article is about the goat breed. For similarly-named varieties of livestock, see Danish landrace.
At an open-air museum in Denmark
Conservation statusFAO: at risk
Other namesDanish: Dansk Landraceged
Country of originDenmark
Usemilk
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    70–90 kg[1]
  • Female:
    50–60 kg[1]
Height
  • Male:
    85–95 cm[1]
  • Female:
    75–80 cm[1]
Horn statusyes[1]
Beardyes[1]
Tasselsyes[1]
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

History

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]

Characteristics

It is a medium-sized or large goat.[2] Seven coat colours are recognised, including black and blue [1][4]:46

Use

It is used primarily for the production of milk, but is also raised for meat.[2]

References
  1. Får og geder (in Danish). Miljø- og Fødevareministeriet: Landbrugsstyrelsen. Accessed October 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Graham R. Duncanson (2012). Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780640051

Further reading
  • M. N. Mgasa; J. Arnbjerg (June 1992), "Comparative Structure and Morphology of the Goat Sternum in West African Dwarf and Danish Landrace Breeds", Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, 21 (2): 152–159
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