Feral goat
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| Norway, N | |
| Location | Selje (an island at the western coast of Norway), also a few herds at the islands Skorpa and Sandsøy in the county Møre and Romsdal |
| Species | Goat |
| Synonyms | Kyst geit, Utegangar geit |
| Management | feral |
| Population size | est. 200 |
| Morphology | Horned, various colours, stocky (meat goat) |
| History | It is supposed that the surviving feral goat is a rest from a larger population that was selected for meat-production, and minimally introgression from the traditional dairy goat. Blood samples are taken from the herd at Selje in a project to define a possible genetic distance from the Norwegian dairy goat. |
| Contact | Norsk genressurssenter |
| Source of information | http://www.nordgen.org/husdyrdb/visrase.php?id=61&langid=1 |
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Feral goat, Norway |
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| A Rehnberg - Norsk genressurssenter - Skog og landskap |
