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The Poitou goat (French: Chèvre Poitevine) is a dairy goat breed from western France. With a history dating back to 1800, the breed is named for the Poitou historic province. Poitou goats are known for their use in goat milk cheese production, though they are an endangered breed, and at one point were down to just 600 breeding animals. Poitou goats have a distinctive appearance: tall and with long, shaggy hair, they are black-brown with white marks on the head and neck, while the underbelly and legs are white.

See also

• List of goat breeds

References

1. "Poitevine/France", DAD-IS, retrieved July 28, 2013
2. Brent Zimmerman (1 February 2012), Get Your Goat: How to Keep Happy, Healthy Goats in Your Backyard, Wherever You Live, Quarry Books, p. 34, ISBN 978-1-61058-187-5
3. Beate D. Scherf, ed. (2000), World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity (3rd ed.), Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, p. 217
4. C. Danchin-Burge; E. Verrier (2008), "What future for the rare French goat breeds? Some answers thanks to a pedigree analysis on three breeds" (PDF), 59th European Association for Animal Production meeting, Commission on Animal Genetics
5. "Poitou", Breeds of Livestock, Oklahoma State University, retrieved July 18, 2013
6. Graham R. Duncanson (2012), Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats, CABI, p. 49, ISBN 978-1-78064-004-4

External links

• Association pour la Défense et le Dévelopment de la Chèvre Poitevine (French)
• [REDACTED] Media related to Poitevine goat at Wikimedia Commons

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