The Erzgebirge (
German: Erzgebirgsziege) is a breed of
goat native to the
Saxony region of
Germany.[1][2] Erzgebirge goats are polled, and have a reddish-brown coat with black stripes on the face, back, and legs.[3] Primarily used for
milking, the breed is critically endangered.[4][5]
^Graham R. Duncanson (1 January 2012), Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats, CABI, p. 46,
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^Genetic Diversity Of European Livestock Breeds: Results of Monitoring Animal Genetic Resources by the EAAP Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 1994, pp. 140, 279–280,
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