Country
Specie
ISO3
CZE
Language
czech
Transboundary name
White Shorthaired Goat
Other name
White Shorthaired Goat, Bila kratkosrsta koza
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Regional
Additional information
2000: 2115 breeding females included in performance recording scheme (Association of Sheep and Goat Breeders data).
Specific reproductive characteristic
The animals are known for their early maturity (first mated at 8 month of age) and good fertility.
Special characteristic of product
This breed produces certificated bio-products. cheese
Efabis genetic features
marker/major genes: -alpha S1 casein 0=0.016 F=0.60 E=0.08 A=0.30; -alpha S2 casein F=0.36 N=0.64; -beta casein A=0.32 C=0.68; -kappa casein A=0.5 B=0.41 C=0.003 D=0.085;(2010)
Color comments
uni coloured: white (no other colours are allowed)
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
about 80% are polled (during 1960-1990 only polled animals allowed for licensed reproduction); horns of average size, upright and narrow
Wither height males
80
Wither height females
75
Weight males
77.00
Weight females
55.00
Other specific visible traits
medium body size, short fur
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1928
Description of origin
composite of local breeds and Saanen imported from Switzerland (1897) and Germany (1903) Imports of the white goat breed from Germany lasted until the 1980s.
Import
1970-1994, <5% from British Saanen (United Kingdom)
Location within country
central part of Bohemia, Obvod Pribam-Beroun
Local cryo conservation status
Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered maintained
Regional Transboundary Risk (detailed)
Not at Risk
