Guidance
Recognised EU breeding societies for caprine species
Updated 16 April 2024
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Belgium
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevéo ASBL (former name until 29/04/2019: Association wallonne de l’Elevage ASBL) | Anglo-Nubian, White Saanen, Alpine Goat, Dwarf Goat, Pied, Poitevine, Toggenburg | Département du Développement, de la Ruralité et des Cours d’eau, et du Bien-être animal | Rue des Champs Elysées, 4 B-5590 Ciney info@awenet.be www.awenet.be/pds |
30 Jun 2021 |
Croatia
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hrvatski savez uzgajivača ovaca i koza | Boer goat, Alpine goat, Croatian white goat, Croatian spotted goat, Istrian goat, Saanen goat | Ministastvo Poljoprivrede | Ilica 101, 10 000 Zagreb +385 99 499 1129 +385 91 272 7660 Fax: +385 1 3903 198 savez@ovce-koze.hr ovce-koze.hr |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Hrvatska agencija za poljoprivredu i hranu | Nigerian dwarf goat, Anglo-nubian goat | Ministastvo Poljoprivrede | Vinkovačka cesta 63c, 31000 Osijek +385 31 275 186 cs@hapih.hr |
30 Jun 2021 |
Czech Republic
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svaz chovatelů ovcí a koz z.s. | White shorthaired goat, Brown shorthaired goat, Anglo-Nubian Goat, Saanen Goat, Boer Goat, Wallis Goat, Angora Goat, Cashmere Goat, Dutch Dwarf Goat, Alpine Goat | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic | Ptašínského 308/5, 602 00 Brno +420 541 243 481 info@schok.cz schok.cz |
30 Jun 2021 |
Denmark
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dansk Gede Union | Boer Goat, Mohair Goat, Danish Nubian Goat, Anglo-Nubian Goat, Toggenburg, Danish Landrace, Dwarf Goat, Saanen, Walliser Goat | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration | Sneslevvej 42 4250 Fuglebjerg gedeparadis@gmail.com goat-dgu.dk |
30 Jun 2021 |
France
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capgenes | French Alpine, Angora, Boer, Corse, Créole (Cabri Créole), De Lorraine, Des Fossés, Du Massif Central, Péï, Poitevine, Provençale, Pyrénéenne, Rove, Saanen, Chevre des Savoie | The Ministry of Agriculture and Food | 2135, route de Chauvigny 86550 Mignaloux Beauvoir +33 (0)5 49 56 10 75 capgenes@capgenes.com capgenes.com |
30 Jun 2021 |
Germany
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hessischer Ziegenzuchtverband e.V. | White German Noble Goat, Coloured German Noble Goat, Thuringian Forest Goat, Boer Goat, Anglo-Nubian | Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen | zentrale@llh.hessen.de | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Thuringian Goat Breeders Association | Thurigian Forest Goat, White German Noble Goat , Boer Goat, Anglo-Nubian | Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas- TLLR | poststelle@tlllr.thueringen.de | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Landesverband Bayerischer Ziegenzüchter e.V. | Coloured German Noble Goat, White German Noble Goat, Thuringian Forest Goat, Boer Goat | Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft | Claudia.eikermann@lfl.bayern.de | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Landesverband der Schafhalter/Ziegenhalter und Züchter Rheinland-Pfalz e.V | Buren Goat, Coloured German Noble Goat, White German Noble Goat, Thuringian Forest Goat | Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum Westpfalz | Peter-Klöckner- Str.3, 56073 Koblenz agrarwirtschaft-6@dlr.rlp.de schafe-ziegen-rlp.de |
30 Jun 2021 |
Greece
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center of Animal Genetic Resources of Karditsas | Skopelou | Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Rural Development and Food | Ampelia, 43100, Karditsa Tel. 24410 77360-70 kgbzk@otenet.gr |
30 Jun 2021 |
Hungary
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magyar Juh- és Kecsketenyésztő Szövetség | Alpine Goat, Szánentáli Boer, Nubian, Magyar parlagi kecske, Murciagranadai | The Ministry of Agriculture | 1134 Budapest, Lőportár u. 16. iroda@mjksz.hu mjksz.hu |
30 Jun 2021 |
Italy
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia (ASSONAPA) | Chamois Coloured, Saanen, Sarda, Alpine, Argentata dell’Etna Bianca Monticellana Bionda dell’Adamello, Campobasso (Grigia Molisana), Capestrina, Capra dell’Aspromonte Istriana, Pezzata Mòchena, Cilentana Fulva Cilentana Grigia, Cilentana Nera, Ciociara Grigia, Di Benevento Valfortorina, Di L’Aquila, Di Montecristo, Di Potenza (Grigia Lucana), Di Teramo, Frisa Valtellinese (Frontalasca), Fulva Degli Alburni, Fulva Dei Monti Picentini, Fulva Lucana, Garfagnana, Garganica, Girgentana, Grigia Degli Alburni, Grigia Dei Monti Picentini, Grigia Delle Valli Di Lanzo, Jonica , Lariana (Di Livo Maltese), Mantellata Posteriore, Messinese, Napoletana, Nicastrese, Orobica (Valgerola), Passeirer Gebirgziege (Capra Passiria), Pomellata, Roccaverano, Rossa Mediterranea, Rustica Di Calabria, Sarda Primitiva, Screziata, Selvaggia, Sempione, Valdostana, Valgrola, Vallesana, Verzascehse (Nera Di Verzasca), Boer, Kashmir, Murciana, Nubian, Toggenburg | Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali | Via XXIV Maggio, 44 - 00187 Roma +39 06 854511 +39 06 85451260 direzione@assonapa.it assonapa@legalmail.it assonapa.it |
30 Jun 2021 |
Netherlands
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landelijke Fokkersclub Nederlandse Landgeiten | Dutch Landrace | Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland | Melmerweg 20 8263 AZ KAMPEN +31 (0)6-50580560 secretaris@landgeit.nl landgeit.nl |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Nederlandse Angorageitenfokkersver eniging | Angora | Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland | Kolenbroekweg 4 7122 NP AALTEN +31 (0)523-232782 immy@angorageit.nl angorageit.nl |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Nederlandse Organisatie voor de Geitenfokkerij | Boer, Nubian, Bonte, White Goat, Toggenburger | Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland | Onderlangs 18 7047 CR BRAAMT +31 (0)59-7672766 engelkupers@gmail.com geiten.org |
30 Jun 2021 |
Norway
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norsk sau og geit | Milk Goat | Norwegian Food Safety Authority | Postboks 104 1430 Ås www.nsg.no |
30 Jun 2021 |
Portugal
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associação Nacional de Criadores de Caprinos da Raça Algarvia (ANCCRAL) | Algarvia | Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Gabinete de Recursos Genéticos Animais | Poço dos Peixes - Azinhal 8950-033 Castro Marim Tel: +351 281 495 232 anccral@gmail.com |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Associação Nacional de Criadores da Cabra Bravia (ANCABRA) | Bravia | Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Gabinete de Recursos Genéticos Animais | Bairro do Toural, Bl.4-R/c Esq- Apartado 30 5450-005 Vila Pouca de Aguiar Tel: +351 259 417028 ancabra@sapo.pt hugoriocosta.ancabra@gmail.com |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Associação de Produtores Agropecuários (OVIBEIRA) | Charnequeira | Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Gabinete de Recursos Genéticos Animais | Rua José Cifuentes, nº 11 D/E 6000-444 Castelo Branco Tel: +351 272 347 564 opp@ovibeira.pt pedro.h.cardoso@ovibeira.pt |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Associação Nacional de Caprinicultores da Raça Serrana (ANCRAS) | Preta de Montesinho | Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Gabinete de Recursos Genéticos Animais | Zona Industrial de Mirandela Rua D, nº 66 Lote 5 I, Apartado 82 – EC Mirandela 5370-327 Mirandela Tel: +351 278 265 465 ancras@mail.telepac.pt geral@ancras.pt ancras.pt |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Associação Portuguesa de Caprinicultores de Raça Serpentina (APCRS) | Serpentina | Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Gabinete de Recursos Genéticos Animais | Rua Diana de Liz – Horta do Bispo Apartado 194 7000-503 Évora Tel: +351 266 746220 associacao.serpentina@gmail.com cabraserpentina.pt |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Associação Nacional de Caprinicultores da Raça Serrana (ANCRAS) | Serrana | Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Gabinete de Recursos Genéticos Animais | Zona Industrial de Mirandela Rua D, nº 66 Lote 5 I, Apartado 82 – EC Mirandela 5370-327 Mirandela Tel: +351 278 265 465 ancras@mail.telepac.pt geral@ancras.pt franciscopereira@ancras.pt ancras.pt |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Associação Portuguesa de Caprinicultores da Raça Boer (APCRB) | Boer | Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Gabinete de Recursos Genéticos Animais | Rua Dr. Manuel Viana Xavier Rodrigues, 34 7250-139 Alandroal jdias.alandroal@gmail.com margaridaber@hotmail.com |
30 Jun 2021 |
| EABL – Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Estação de Apoio à Bovinicultura Leiteira | Murciana-Granadina | Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Gabinete de Recursos Genéticos Animais | Quinta da Medela Rua S João – Verdemilho 3810-455 Aveiro Tel: +351 234 423 852 inesdomingues@eabl.pt geral@eabl.pt |
30 Jun 2021 |
| EABL – Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Estação de Apoio à Bovinicultura Leiteira | Saanen | Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária Gabinete de Recursos Genéticos Animais | Quinta da Medela Rua S João – Verdemilho 3810-455 Aveiro Tel: +351 234 423 852 inesdomingues@eabl.pt geral@eabl.pt |
30 Jun 2021 |
Poland
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polski Związek Owczarski | Alpine, Polish Coloured Goat, Polish White Goat, Saanen, Boer, Anglo-Nubian | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Baśniowa 3, lok 415, 02-349 Warszawa, Polska +48 22 659 58 18 +48 22 659 58 13 pzow@neostrada.pl pzow.pl |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego | Kazimierzowska | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Nowoursynowska 166 02-787 Warszawa, Polska +48 22 59 31 000 +48 22 59 31 087 sggw.pl |
30 Jun 2021 |
Slovakia
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Sheep and Goat Breeders in Slovakia (Zväz chovateľov oviec a kôz na Slovensku –družstvo) | White Shorthaired Goat, Brown Shorthair Goat, Boer, Anglo-Nubian, Thüringer wald ziege, Saanen, Cashmere, Alpine, Valais Blacknose, West, African Dwarf | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic | Skuteckého 19 Banská Bystrica 974 01 zchok@zchok.sk zchok.sk |
30 Jun 2021 |
Spain
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asociación Española de Criadores de la Cabra Malagueña | Malagueña | Ministterio De Agricultura, Pesca Y Alimentacion | El Pozuelo, s/n 29160 Casabermeja (Málaga) Tl. 952 75 85 63 cabrama@cabrama.com cabrama.com |
30 Jun 2021 |
Sweden
| Breeding body | Name of the breed | Official supervising body | Contact details | Date of approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Föreningen Allmogegeten | Jämtget (Jämtland Goat), Göingeget (Göinge Goat), Lappget (Lapp Goat) | Jordbruks verket (The Swedish Board of Agriculture) www.jordbruksverket.se | c/o Camilla Söderstjerna, Gyllsjö 1195, 264 91 KLIPPAN ordforande@allmogegeten.se www.allmogegeten.se |
13 February 2024 |
| Svenska Fåravelsförbundet | Swedish Goat | Jordbruks verket (The Swedish Board of Agriculture) www.jordbruksverket.se | Förbundssekreterare B Wendelius Öster Bännbäck, Stjärnbacka 109 SE-733 99 Möklinta +46 (0)174 301 50 sekreterare@faravelsforbundet.com faravelsforbundet.com |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Svenska Getavelsförbundet | Svensk lantrasget (Swedish Goat) | Jordbruks verket (The Swedish Board of Agriculture) www.jordbruksverket.se | c/o Robert Brook, Hornbergsvägen 4B, 811 98 ÖSTERFÄRNEBO | 13 February 2024 |