Saanen goat

Saanen
	Nanny on the Engstligenalp
Conservation status	FAO (2007): no concern
Other names	German: Saanenziege; French: Chèvre de Gessenay; Italian: Capra di Saanen;
Country of origin	Switzerland Canada United States
Distribution	worldwide
Standard	SZZV (German); SZZV (French); SZZV (Italian);
Use	milk
Traits
Weight	Male: minimum 85 kg; Female: minimum 60 kg;
Height	Male: 90 cm; Female: 80 cm;
Skin colour	white
Coat	short, smooth
Hair colour	white
Face colour	white
Horn status	horned or hornless
	Goat; Capra aegagrus hircus;

The Saanen is a Swiss breed of domestic goat. It takes its name from the Saanental in the Bernese Oberland, in the southern part of the Canton of Bern, in western Switzerland. It is a highly productive dairy goat and is distributed in more than eighty countries worldwide.