Description:
Although most English-speaking nations refer to this goat as the Booted goat, it is properly known as the Booted goat. Its leg markings give the impression that it is wearing small boots, and it is likewise overseen by the Booted Goat Breeders Club of Switzerland.
A very lovely breed of goat is the Booted. Bucks and does both have horns. Bright gray-brown to dark red-brown is the typical range for coat color, with black or brown markings (black or brown boots).
Typically, they have long beard hairs that are noticeably darker or lighter than the rest of their coat across the back (called Mänteli, which means “small covering”) and over the hind quarter.
Behavior:
A strong, energetic, and easily satisfied goat breed is the Booted. In particular in mountainous areas, Booted goats are well suited for extensive keeping under harsh topographical and climatic conditions.
Benefits/Uses:
The meat goat breed known as Stiefelgeiss was primarily raised for meat production. Nonetheless, the breed is also effective at producing fiber.
Origin/History:
In the past, the Booted Goat was widespread throughout St. Gallen’s uplands (Walensee, Flums, Weisstannental, and Taminatal), the canton of Glarus, and the surrounding areas. It is a member of the mountain goat breed. It was intentionally bred up until at least the 1920s, but by the 1980s it was almost extinct.
Up until at least the 1920s, the Booted goat was intentionally bred; however, by the 1980s, the breed was all but extinct. Pro Specie Rara, a Swiss preservation organization, intervened just in time to conserve the breed.
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