Poitou goat
ThePoitougoat(French:Chèvre Poitevine) is adairygoat breed from westernFrance.With a history dating back to 1800,[1]the breed is named for thePoitouhistoric province. Poitou goats are known for their use ingoat milk cheeseproduction,[2]though they are an endangered breed,[3]and at one point were down to just 600 breeding animals.[4]Poitou goats have a distinctive appearance: tall and with long, shaggy hair, they areblack-brownwithwhitemarks on theheadandneck,while the underbelly andlegsare white.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Poitevine/France",DAD-IS,retrievedJuly 28,2013
- ^Brent Zimmerman (1 February 2012),Get Your Goat: How to Keep Happy, Healthy Goats in Your Backyard, Wherever You Live,Quarry Books, p. 34,ISBN978-1-61058-187-5
- ^Beate D. Scherf, ed. (2000),World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity(3rd ed.),Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations,p. 217
- ^C. Danchin-Burge; E. Verrier (2008),"What future for the rare French goat breeds? Some answers thanks to a pedigree analysis on three breeds"(PDF),59thEuropean Association for Animal Productionmeeting, Commission on Animal Genetics
- ^"Poitou",Breeds of Livestock,Oklahoma State University,retrievedJuly 18,2013
- ^Graham R. Duncanson (2012),Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats,CABI, p. 49,ISBN978-1-78064-004-4
External links
[edit]- Association pour la Défense et le Dévelopment de la Chèvre Poitevine(French)
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