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Slovenian Alpine Goat

General information:

  • International breed name: Alpine
  • Local breed name: Srnasta koza
  • Breed status: acknowledged
  • Group of similar breeds: Main group - Chamois group
  • Main location: miss
  • Breed society: 

    Biotechnical Faculty
    Zootechnical Department
    Groblje 3, SL-61230 Domzale, Slovenia

    Email: meta.zan@bfro.uni-lj.si

Origin and development:

  • Imports from Alpine
  • Herdbook established: yes

Population numbers:

Year No. of males in natural service Add. no. of males used for AI No. of breeding females No. of females in herdbook Trend in no. of breeding females Females mated pure (%) No. of herds (breeders) Trend in no. of herds Frozen material for commercial use and conservation purposes
Semen, no. of represented males Embryos, no. of represented sires/dams
2001 400 7 9,600 1,165 increasing miss >=10 increasing miss miss/miss

External characteristics:

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  • Typical number of horns (males, females): 
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Additional characteristics:

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Typical management conditions:

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Performance comparison:

  • Relative performance comparison is impossible, because no standard breed was specified!

Conservation activities:

  • Conservation of breed by reproducing herds or animals: Activities do not exist.

Status and cause of endangerment:

  • Effective population size (Ne calculated by method 1/1): 1,207
  • Rate of inbreeding per generation (derived from Ne): 0.04%
  • Status of endangerment: Breed is a composite of foreign breeds or was imported, so status of endangerment was not defined!
  • Calculated number of females (NFN): 19,200

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Last modification on breed record: 05/15/2002

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