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]
Characteristicsedit
It is a medium-sized or large goat.[2] Seven coat colours are recognised, including black and blue [1][4]: 46
Useedit
It is used primarily for the production of milk, but is also raised for meat.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghiFår og geder (in Danish). Miljø- og Fødevareministeriet: Landbrugsstyrelsen. Accessed October 2019.
^ abcdeBreed 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. ISBN9781780647944.
^Graham R. Duncanson (2012). Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN9781780640051
Further readingedit
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
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