 At an open-air museum in Denmark | |
| Conservation status | FAO: at risk |
|---|---|
| Other names | Danish: Dansk Landraceged |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Use | milk |
| Traits | |
| Weight | |
| Height | |
| Horn status | yes[1] |
| Beard | yes[1] |
| Tassels | yes[1] |
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The Danish Landrace (Danish: dansk landged) is a Danish breed of dairy goat.
History[edit]
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[edit]
It is a medium-sized or large goat.[2] Seven coat colours are recognised, including black and blue [1][4]: 46
Use[edit]
It is used primarily for the production of milk, but is also raised for meat.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Får og geder (in Danish). Miljø- og Fødevareministeriet: Landbrugsstyrelsen. Accessed October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e 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
Further reading[edit]
- 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, doi:10.1111/j.1439-0264.1992.tb00332.x, PMID 1497144, S2CID 34228882