List of Swiss goat breeds
The domestic goat breeds of Switzerland are, with the various names used for them in that country:
International name | French | German | Italian | Image |
Appenzell Goat | Chèvre d'Appenzell | Appenzellerziege | Capra d'Appenzello | |
Capra Grigia | Chèvre grise des montagnes "Capra Grigia" | Graue Bergziege | Capra Grigia | |
Chamois-coloured Goat | Chèvre chamoisée | Gämsfarbige Gebirgsziege | Camosciata delle Alpi | |
Grisons Striped | Chèvre grisonne à raies | Bündner Strahlenziege | Striata grigionese | |
Nera Verzasca | Chèvre Nera Verzasca | Nera Verzascaziege | Capra Nera Verzasca | |
Peacock Goat | Chèvre paon | Pfauenziege | Capra Pavone | |
Saanen | Chèvre de Gessenay | Saanen or Saanenziege | Capra di Saanen | |
St. Gallen Booted Goat | Chèvre bottée | Stiefelgeiss or Sardonaziege | ||
Toggenburg | Chèvre du Toggenbourg | Toggenburger | Capra del Toggenburgo | |
Valais Blackneck | Chèvre col noir du Valais | Walliser Schwarzhalsziege | Capra dal collo nero del Vallese |
Extinct breeds
Many Swiss goat breeds are considered to be extinct. These include:- Bergeller Ziege
- Blenio-Valmaggiaziege or Tessiner Bergziege
- Bündneroberländer Ziege
- Capra Sempione
- Chèvre du Val d'Illiez
- Emmentaler Ziege
- Engadiner Ziege
- Entlebucher Ziege
- Freiburger Ziege or Greyerzer Ziege
- Frutiger Ziege
- Glarner Ziege
- Grüenochte Geiss
- Jura Ziege
- Kupferhalsziege
- Liviner Ziege or Capra di Leventina
- Oberhalbsteinerziege or Schamser Ziege
- Oberhaslerziege or Hasliziege
- Oberwalliser Bergziege
- Obwaldnerziege
- Prättigauer Ziege
- Rivieraziege
- Schwarze Bündnerziege
- Schwarzenburger Ziege or Guggisberg Ziege
- Schwyzerziege
- Simmenthaler Ziege
- Unterwaldner Ziege
- Unterwalliser Ziege
- Urnerziege
- Zürcher Ziege