Norwegian dairy goat

The breed originates from the north-European landrace. The introduction of other breeds has been minimal the last decades except from some import of saanen goat. Previous the Norwegian goat was divided into a lot of geographical breeds/ types i.e. telemark goat, doele goat, western goat and nordland goat. Today, it’s a genetic connection between all the areas in Norway as a consequence of modern breeding work and extensive use of AI. Because of this, the dairy goat in Norway was denoted as one common breed at the early 1990’s. 

The variation is huge. Both horned and natural polled exists. Short and long shag exists and it’s a huge variation in amount of cashmere wool.It is found in gray, blue, white or pied coloration. A huge variation in markings and colour combinations. Average adult weight: 50 kilo. 

Milk production: 577 kg/ year (2,94 % protein, 3,50 % fat and 4,23 % lactose).