Appenzell goat
The Appenzell,,, is a rare and endangered indigenous list of [goat breeds|breed] of white domestic goat from Switzerland. It originates in the "half-cantons" of the historic Appenzell region, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden, and has spread into the neighbouring Canton of [St. Gallen].
History
The Appenzeller originates in the "half-cantons" of the historic Appenzell region, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden. A goat-breeders' association, the Ziegenzuchtgenossenschaft Appenzell, was founded in Innerrhoden in February 1902, and another, the Ziegenzuchtgenossenschaft Urnäsch, in Ausserrhoden in 1914.The Schweizerischer Ziegenzuchtverband, the Swiss federation of cantonal goat breeders' associations, runs a conservation and recovery project for the Appenzeller which includes financial support for breeders and a controlled breeding programme. In 2007 the conservation status of the breed was listed by the FAO as "endangered-maintained".
In 2005, the Appenzell breed represented approximately 4.2% of the total registered Swiss goat population of about head. At the end of 2013 a population of 1900–2000 was reported to DAD-IS; in 2021 the population was reported to be between and, with 77 breeding males.
In the 1920s, the Appenzeller was cross-bred with the Saanen to create the composite Zürcher Ziege in the area of Zurich and Thurgau. A herd-book was started in 1926; in 1938, the remaining stock was merged into the Appenzeller. The Appenzeller also contributed to the development of the Toggenburg.