Country
Specie
ISO3
AUT
Language
ger.
Other name
Pinzgau Goat
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Efabis cultural role comment
The horns are used traditionally on the
Efabis cultural value
Perchten
Adaptability to specific environment
masks. These masks symbolize winter demons and are worn in December during the
Specific resistance or tolerance
Perchtenlauf
Specific reproductive characteristic
were young men in demon masks run through the villages accompanying Santa Claus.
Other special qualities
The breed is well adapted to live under the condition in the Austrian Alps.
Efabis genetic features
The animals are known for their good fertility.
Efabis environmental role
Pinzgauer Almkäse, a firm yellow cheese produced in the summer when the goats are grazing on the mountain pastures. This local speciality is made from a mixture of goat and cow milk (Pinzgau cattle)
Comb type
mountain
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
Brown
Wither height males
Black
Wither height females
2
Weight males
2.00
Weight females
0.00
Other specific visible traits
80
Herdbook
75
Herdbook established
65
Domestication status
45
Description of origin
y
Import
domestic
Location within country
Breed
Local cryo conservation status
selected from coloured local landraces
Regional Transboundary Risk (detailed)
Salzburg (Pinzgau), Tyrol, Carinthia, Upper Austria
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Sufficient
