Goat Discovery - Breeds - Oberhasli
Oberhalli
- Origin - Switzerland.
- Type - Dairy breed.
- Hair - Short, fine, and glossy hair that is a light to a deep red bay color (chamois), with black markings on the face, forehead, ears, poll, neck, and back, belly and udder, and legs.
- Face/Ear Type - Straight or dish-shaped face, and ears that are medium in length and erect.
- Important Traits - Milk production and vigorous.
Distinctive black markings on Oberhaslis:
- Face - two black striped down the face from above each eye to a black muzzle.
- Forehead - nearly all black
- Poll, Neck, and Back - black stripes from the base of each ear coming to a point just back of the poll and continuing along the neck and back as a dorsal stripe to the tail
- Belly and Udder - a black belly and udder
- Legs - black legs below the knees and hocks
- Ears - black inside and bay outside
** Bucks often have mor black on the head than does, black whiskers, and black hair along the shoulders and lower chest with a mantle of black along the back.