Saanen goat
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The SaanenTemplate:Efn 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.[1]Template:R/superscript
History
The Saanen originates in the historic region of Saanen (Template:Langx) and in the neighbouring Simmental, both in the Bernese Oberland, in the southern part of the Canton of Bern, in western Switzerland.[2]Template:R/superscript
It is reported from more than eighty countries. The total world population is reported to be over 900,000 head.[1]Template:R/superscript Of these, some 14,000 are in Switzerland.[3]Template:R/superscript
It has since the nineteenth century been exported to many countries of the world, and has given rise to many local sub-breeds, often through cross-breeding with local goats. Among these local variants are the Banat White in Romania, the British Saanen, the French Saanen, the Israeli Saanen, the Russian White, the Template:Ill in Germany, and the Yugoslav Saanen.[3]Template:R/superscript
A black variant, the Sable Saanen, was recognised as a breed in New Zealand in the 1980s.[3]Template:R/superscript
Characteristics
The Saanen is the largest breed of Swiss goat:[3]Template:R/superscript billies stand about Template:Cvt at the withers and weigh a minimum of Template:Cvt.[4]Template:R/superscript It has white skin and a short white coat; some small pigmented areas may be tolerated.[4]Template:R/superscript It may be horned or hornless, and tassels may be present. The profile may be straight or somewhat concave; the ears are erect and point upwards and forwards.[3]Template:R/superscript
Use and management
The Saanen is the most productive milk goat of Switzerland,[3]Template:R/superscript which has the most productive milking goats in the world.[3]Template:R/superscript Average milk yield is 838 kg in a lactation of 264 days.[3]Template:R/superscript The milk should have a minimum of 3.2% fat and 2.7% protein.[4]Template:R/superscript
It is not well suited to extensive management, and is usually raised intensively. Being pale-skinned, it does not tolerate strong sun.[3]Template:R/superscript
Notes
References
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- ↑ a b Transboundary breed: Saanen. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2016.
- ↑ Saanen/Switzerland. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i 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. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ a b c Rassenstandards (Ausgabe 01.01.2014) (in German). Fédération suisse d'élevage caprin/Schweizerischer Ziegenzuchtverband/Federazione svizzera d'allevamento caprino. Archived 3 February 2015.
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