Dutch Landrace goat

Dutch Landrace
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk
  • DAD-IS (2020): at risk/endangered
Other names
Country of originThe Netherlands
DistributionThe Netherlands
StandardLandelijke Fokkersclub Nederlandse Landgeiten (in Dutch)
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    average 75 kg
  • Female:
    average 60 kg
Height
  • Male:
    79 cm
  • Female:
    67 cm
Coat
  • black
  • blue
  • brown
  • grey
  • white
  • "wild-coloured"
Horn statuslyre-shaped, scimitar or twisted; may reach 100 cm in length
Beardyes
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

The Dutch Landrace is a traditional Dutch breed of domestic goat. It has been known in the Netherlands since the seventeenth century, and was formerly numerous there. It came close to extinction in the 1950s, but was saved by cross-breeding with unrelated goats, and by 2020 numbered over 2000 head.

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