Finnish Landrace Goat
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The Finnish Landrace goat
breed from western Finland
is used primarily for the production of milk.
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
breed from western Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
is used primarily for the production of milk.
See also
- LandraceLandraceA landrace is a local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species which has developed largely by natural processes, by adaptation to the natural and cultural environment in which it lives. It differs from a formal breed which has been bred deliberately to conform to a particular standard...
- Danish Landrace GoatDanish Landrace GoatThe Danish Landrace goat breed from Denmark is descended from ancient goats of Denmark with a more recent admixture of goats from Harz region of Germany and the Saanen goat. It is used primarily for the production of milk.-See also:*Landrace...
- Dutch Landrace GoatDutch LandraceThe Dutch Landrace goat breed is one of the original breeds found in the Netherlands and, as such, is related to other northwest European landraces.-See also:*Danish Landrace Goat*Finnish Landrace Goat*Swedish Landrace Goat...
- Swedish Landrace GoatSwedish LandraceThe Swedish Landrace goat breed from northern Sweden is used for the production of milk, which is used to make types of goat cheese.-See also:*Landrace*Danish landrace goat*Dutch landrace goat*Finnish landrace goat-Sources:*...