Breed: Braune Harzer Ziege
Species: Goat
Colour: Fawn brown, Light belly, marked by a distinct black stripe, The legs are clouted black and the eel back is very distinguished, A dark face mask is desirable
Weight: male: 70-100 kg, female: 55-75 kg
Height: male:80-90 cm, female: 70-80 cm
Country: Germany
Description: Fawn brown, short-haired. Light belly, marked by a distinct black stripe. The legs are clouted black and the eel back is very distinguished. A dark face mask is desirable. The animals are hornless or horned.Distribution: Harz and surroundings (Sachsen-Anhalt, Southeast-Niedersachsen and North- Thüringen).The breed was considered extinct a few years ago. There is no identified population distinguishable from the German Improved Fawn. In Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia animals of the old type are included with a note of the lineage in the herd book of the German Improved Fawn.
History: The Harz goat, which was breed about 100 years ago in local breeding associations in the Harz region, is a colorvariety respectively a regional type of the German Improved Fawn.
Specials: Colorvariety resp. regionale type of German Improved Fawn In former times robust, frugal animals, which were adapted to the rough climate of the Harz. Were hold in small stocks (1-3 animals) and were herded from a community shepherd. Today there is no special performance which can be distinguished from the breed of the German Improved Fawn.
Uses: Milk, Meat