Breed: Domaca Balkanska Koza
Synonyms: Balkanziege, Domestic Balkan goat, Balkan-Hausziege
Species: Goat
Colour: unicolour - white, black, brown, red, grey, also multicoloured with two or three colours
Weight: billygoat: 42 kg goat: 36 kg
Height: Billygoat: 68 cm Goat: 64 cm
Country: Serbia
Description: There are two known types: Balkan goat from low and high regions, depending on the rearing location. Main trait of Balkan goat is long, thick and shiny, which can be of single colour - black, brown, white, but also of two or three colours. Head is of medium size, ears easily moveable. Goats reared in high lands are usually with horns, and goats from lower regions can be without horns. Neck is long and thin. Skeleton is narrow and shallow with distinct withers and considerably more developed rear part of the body. Legs are thin and firm as well as hoofs. Udder is soft and elastic, but not so good developed. Population: 1000 Risk status: end
Morphology: Coat: long hair Horns: Billygoat: spiral shaped horns, twisted laterally, or sable-shaped , Goats with sable-shaped horns leaning towards back, no pigment, also hornless occuring
Specials: Billygoat: horny, Goats horny and hornless Conservation programme in Nish and Svrlig. Balkan domestic goat is reared everywhere on our territory, especially hilly-mountainous regions in somewhat larger herds. It used to be breed with largest population.
Uses: milk, meat
Performance: late maturing