Golden Guernsey

Royal Golden Guernsey
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): endangered-maintained: 120 
  • DAD-IS (2019): at risk
  • RBST (2020): minority
Country of originChannel Islands
Distribution
  • Channel Islands
  • United Kingdom
Usegoat's milk
Traits
Skin colourgolden
Horn statususually polled (hornless): 30 
Tasselsno
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

The Golden Guernsey is a rare breed of dairy goat from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, where it has been known for more than two hundred years. In 2024 it received a Royal title from King Charles III and is officially the Royal Golden Guernsey Goat.

It is an endangered breed, with fewer than 2000 living animals.

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