Valais Blackneck

Valais Blackneck
Conservation status	FAO (2007):; Europe: not at risk; Italy: critical; Switzerland: endangered-maintained; DAD-IS (2025):; Austria: at risk/critical; Germany: at risk/critical; Italy: at risk/critical; Switzerland: at risk/endangered-maintained;
Other names	Walliser Schwarzhalsziege; Gletschergeiss; Col Noir du Valais; Chèvre des Glaciers; Race de Viège; Vallesana; Vallese;
Country of origin	Switzerland; Austria; Germany; Italy; Netherlands;
Distribution	mainly in the Valais
Standard	OZIV (Switzerland, in German); SZZV (Switzerland, in German); MIPAAF (Italy, in Italian);
Use	meat; milk; vegetation management;
Traits
Weight	Male: minimum 75 kg; Female: minimum 55 kg;
Height	Male: 85 cm; Female: 75 cm;
Skin colour	often pale
Coat	black foreparts, white hindparts
Hair colour	black, white
Face colour	black
Horn status	horned in both sexes
	Goat; Capra aegagrus hircus;

The Valais Blackneck is a Swiss breed of domestic goat from the canton of Valais. It has a distinctive colouring, black from the nose to behind the shoulder and white from there to the tail.

It is distributed in southern Switzerland – the largest concentration is in the area of Visp (Viège) – and in neighbouring areas of northern Italy; it is present in modest numbers in Austria and Germany. It is known by many names, including German: Walliser Schwarzhalsziege or Gletschergeiss; French: Col Noir du Valais, Chèvre des Glaciers or Race de Viège; and Italian: Vallesana or Vallese.