Finnish Landrace goat

This article is about the goat breed. For the sheep breed, see Finnish Landrace sheep.

The Finnish Landrace, also called the Finngoat (Finnish: Suomenvuohi),^[1] is a landrace-derived breed of goat originating in western Finland. The breed can come in a variety of colors but is usually grey, pied, or white, and both horned and polled individuals occur.^[2] Finnish Landrace goats are typically used for milking,^[3] as there is not a strong tradition of goat meat in Finnish cuisine, unlike in southern Europe.^[4] Finngoats are the only breed of goat native to Finland, and originate from native goats crossed with other European imports, especially from Switzerland.^[1]

A Finnish landrace goat in winter

See also

• Media related to Finnish Landrace goat at Wikimedia Commons
• List of goat breeds
• Finnsheep

References

1. "Suomenvuohi/Finland". DAD-IS. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
2. "Finnish Landrace". Breeds of Livestock. Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
3. Duncanson, Graham R. (1 January 2012), Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats, CABI, p. 46, ISBN 9781780640051
4. Sormunen-Cristian, Riitta; Kangasmäki, Tapani (1 October 2000). "Performance of Finnish Landrace goat kids and lambs raised under stall-feeding conditions in Finland". Small Ruminant Research. 38 (2). Elsevier: 109–114. doi:10.1016/s0921-4488(00)00149-8.