Iceland goat
The Icelandic goat ( Icelandic Íslenska geitin ) is a breed of goat found in Iceland , which is believed to have its origin in Norway .
The Icelandic goat is said to have been brought to the island from Norway more than a thousand years ago when it was first colonized. It was never of major economic importance, but was held across the country, albeit in small numbers. At the end of the 19th century they were acutely threatened with extinction, their number had dwindled to less than 100. A few decades later, however, around 1930, it had its greatest distribution with 3,000 individuals. Today (as of 2010) there are around 400 animals in around 50 stocks.
The Icelandic state has been promoting the breeding of Icelandic goats since the late 1960s.
literature
- Hans Hinrich Sambraus: color atlas rare farm animals. 240 endangered breeds from all over the world , Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-8001-5865-2 , p. 158