Dutch Landrace goat

Dutch Landrace
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk; DAD-IS (2020): at risk/endangered;
Other names	Dutch: Nederlandse Landgeit; Dutch: Veluwse Geit;
Country of origin	The Netherlands
Distribution	The Netherlands
Standard	Landelijke Fokkersclub Nederlandse Landgeiten (in Dutch)
Traits
Weight	Male: average 75 kg; Female: average 60 kg;
Height	Male: 79 cm; Female: 67 cm;
Wool colour	black; blue; brown; grey; white; "wild-coloured";
Horn status	lyre-shaped, scimitar or twisted; may reach 100 cm in length
Beard	yes
	Goat; Capra hircus;

The Dutch Landrace is a traditional Dutch breed of domestic goat. It has been known in the Netherlands since the seventeenth century,^: 376 and was formerly numerous there. It came close to extinction in the 1950s, but was saved by cross-breeding with unrelated goats, and by 2020 numbered over 2000 head.

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