Chamois Colored goat is a dual-purpose national breed of Switzerland. It’s largely used for meat and milk production.
The Chamois in French called as Chèvre chamoisée, in German they are called as Gämsfarbige Gebirgsziege and in Italian Camosciata Delle Alpi.
It’s dispersed throughout Switzerland and in areas of northern Italy and Austria, and has been exported to different nations including France.
There are two kinds of Chamois :
- A horned form from the Grisons or Graubünden from the eastern part of the country.
- A hornless form from the Brienz of Oberhasli along with the Region of Brienz and Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland in central Switzerland.
Chamois Colored Goat Facts
They are brownish with back stripe black face-stripes, stomach and thighs.
Strongly-built body, moderate constructed stature with a very long face and a broad muzzle and profound jaws.
The ears are set low and stage forward.
They could be either horned or polled.
The milk yield per lactation of this Chamois Coloured Goat in Switzerland is recorded as 700 liters, with 3.4 percent fat and 2.9% protein. Lactation Duration 270 days.
Chamois Colored Goat Buck weighs at 75 kg (165 lbs) and doe weighs at 55 kg (120 lbs).
The height of buck is 85 cm at withers and doe is at 75 cm at withers.
The wool color is brownish with a black dorsal stripe and lower limbs.
The face color is brownish with black facial stripes
The bucks are bearded.
The conservation status of Chamois Colored Goat is not at risk.
Chamois Colored Goats Temperament
The Chamois Colored goats are often of very good behavior and friendly in character. They’re excellent foragers and perform in the foraging system that is open. They’re also considered strain that was great for raising as pets because of their gentle and serene character.
Chamois Colored Goat Origin
In Switzerland, the Chamois Coloured Goat is one of the national goat strains where a herd-book is retained from the Schweizerischer Ziegenzuchtverband.
In certain nations, the hornless variety could possibly be thought of as a distinct breed, the Oberhasli goat. The Swiss herd-book was created in 1930
In Italy, under the title Camosciata Delle Alpi, it’s but one of those eight autochthonous Italian goat strains where a genealogical herd-book is retained from the Associazione Nazionale Della Pastorizia, the Italian national institution of sheep- and also goat-breeders. The Italian herd-book was started in 1973.
At the end of 2013, the amount reported for Switzerland was 13,000 along with also the enrolled population in Italy had been 6237. A herd of 3000 had been reported in 2012 by Austria.
Chamois Colored Goat Characteristics
| Breed Name | Chamois Colored Goat |
| Other Name | French called as Chèvre chamoisée, in German they are called as Gämsfarbige Gebirgsziege and in Italian Camosciata Delle Alpi. |
| Country/Place of Origin | Switzerland |
| Breed Purpose | Meat and Milk production |
| Breed Size | medium to large |
| Weight Buck(Male) | 75 kg (165 lbs) |
| Doe(Female) | 55 kg (120 lbs) |
| Kidding | one to three |
| Good for Stall Fed | open grazing |
| Climate Tolerance | All Climates |
