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| Description | The Icelandic goat breed is considered to be of Norwegian origin dating back to the Settlement of Iceland over 1100 years ago. There is no evidence of goats being imported ever since then. This goat population was on the verge of extinction during the late 19th century; it grew to nearly 3000 head in 1930, declined drastically again and at present there are 348 winterfed goats in 48 flocks distributed throughout most parts of the country. As goats of this breed have remained in isolation for several centuries they are highly inbred. Outside Iceland they are only found in Scotland due to an importation of 6 individuals in 1986 for a cashmere breeding programme. Under their coarse, long guard hair they have a coat of high quality cashmere fiber. Some 20% of the goats are white and 80% nonwhite with several colour types, mainly though piebald. Both females and males are horned. However, a few polled individuals are found within this breed. Recorded birth weights of kids are chiefly within the range of 2-3 kg. Great variation has been recorded in body weight of mature goats, mainly within the range of 35-50 kg and 60-75 kg for females and males, respectively. Survey results also indicate that the average length of gestation is 149 days and on the average 1.15 kids are born per female goat mated. Most of the kids are born in April and May. It is estimated that the lactation yield is normally in the range of 150-200 l. Goats of the Icelandic breed are at present chiefly kept as pets and their economic potential for meat, milk, cashmere and skin production remains to be explored. |
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| Source | The Icelandic Goat |
| Author | Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland |
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