Appenzell goat
{{Short description|Swiss breed of goat}}
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{{Infobox goat breed
| name = Appenzell
| image = Appenzell Goat (552849728).jpg
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| image_alt = a hornless goat with a long white coat
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| status = {{nobreak|FAO (2007): endangered-maintained{{r|barb|p=112}}}}
| altname = {{unbulleted list|{{nobreak|{{langx|fr|{{noitalic|Chèvre d’Appenzell}}}}}}|{{langx|de|{{noitalic|Appenzellerziege}}}}}}
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| country = Switzerland
| distribution = {{unbulleted list|Appenzell Ausserrhoden|Appenzell Innerrhoden|Canton of St. Gallen}}
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| use = {{unbulleted list|milk|vegetation management{{r|dad}}}}
| maleweight = 65 kg{{r|dad}}
| femaleweight = 45 kg{{r|dad}}
| maleheight = 80 cm{{r|dad}}
| femaleheight = 75 cm{{r|dad}}
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| skincolour =
| coat = white
| facecolour = white
| horns = usually polled{{r|szzv}}
| beard =
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The Appenzell, {{langx|fr|Chèvre d’Appenzell|italic=no}}, {{langx|de|Appenzellerziege|italic=no}},{{r|dad}} is a rare and endangered indigenous breed of white domestic goat from Switzerland. It originates in the "half-cantons" of the historic Appenzell region, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden, and has spread into the neighbouring Canton of St. Gallen.{{r|szzv}}
History
The Appenzeller originates in the "half-cantons" of the historic Appenzell region, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden.{{r|szzv}} A goat-breeders' association, the Ziegenzuchtgenossenschaft Appenzell, was founded in Innerrhoden in February 1902,{{r|fuchs|p=156}} and another, the Ziegenzuchtgenossenschaft Urnäsch, in Ausserrhoden in 1914.{{r|aa|p=28}}
The Schweizerischer Ziegenzuchtverband, the Swiss federation of cantonal goat breeders' associations, runs a conservation and recovery project for the Appenzeller which includes financial support for breeders and a controlled breeding programme.{{r|save}} In 2007 the conservation status of the breed was listed by the FAO as "endangered-maintained".{{r|barb|p=112}}
In 2005, the Appenzell breed represented approximately 4.2% of the total registered Swiss goat population of about {{val|70,000}} head.{{r|szzv}} At the end of 2013 a population of 1900–2000 was reported to DAD-IS;{{r|dad}} in 2021 the population was reported to be between {{val|1233}} and {{val|4167}}, with 77 breeding males.{{r|dad2}}
In the 1920s, the Appenzeller was cross-bred with the Saanen to create the composite Zürcher Ziege in the area of Zurich and Thurgau. A herd-book was started in 1926;{{r|cabi|p=358}} in 1938, the remaining stock was merged into the Appenzeller.{{r|dad2}} The Appenzeller also contributed to the development of the Toggenburg.{{r|cabi|p=358}}
Characteristics
The Appenzeller is completely white, with a medium-long to long hair coat.{{r|szzv2}} It is usually polled; horned animals are accepted.{{r|szzv2}} The milk yield averages just over {{val|800|u=kg}} per year.{{r|szzv}}
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{{Goat breeds of Switzerland}}
Category:Goat breeds originating in Switzerland
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