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The Appenzell, French: Chèvre d’Appenzell, German: Appenzellerziege, is a rare and endangered indigenous 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,: 156 and another, the Ziegenzuchtgenossenschaft Urnäsch, in Ausserrhoden in 1914.: 28
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".: 112
In 2005, the Appenzell breed represented approximately 4.2% of the total registered Swiss goat population of about 70000 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 1233 and 4167, 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;: 358 in 1938, the remaining stock was merged into the Appenzeller. The Appenzeller also contributed to the development of the Toggenburg.: 358
Characteristics
The Appenzeller is completely white, with a medium-long to long hair coat. It is usually polled; horned animals are accepted. The milk yield averages just over 800 kg per year.