Erzgebirge goat

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]

An Erzgebirge goat and kid

See also

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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