Erzgebirge goat

The Erzgebirg is a domestic breed of goats that were originally placed for life in the Ore Mountains, between Saxony and Bohemia, was bred. Originally existed from their different variants, such as gray mold, blue mold, black and piebald animals in different colors. After crossbreeding rehfarbener Swiss goat breeds a reddish-brown goat with black dorsal stripe, black belly and black lower legs was ( " boots "). The goats are usually hornless.

Goat farming in the Erzgebirge already existed for centuries. Unassuming in attitude, these animals recovered almost everything they were offered. When collecting the tax Turks in the 15th and 16th centuries, even the goats were counted in taxable property. So, for example, had in 1550 the 48 taxable Schwarzenberger old citizens 185 cows and 126 goats. Also the Erzgebirgschronist Christian Lehmann mentioned the importance of goat farming for the Erzgebirge population in its historical scene of 1699.

In the GDR, this breed could hold for quite some time, after which increasingly were other races, especially the Franks crossed goat to increase the milk yield. Today the Erzgebirg is no longer recognized as genetically distinct breed. The surviving copies are attributed to the Bunte Deutsche Edelziege. Therefore, it is also since 2004, no new grants more for breeding. The Erzgebirg is performed only as a " type " or " color shock " Bunte Deutsche Edelziege.