Oberhasli goat

It derives from the subtype of Chamois Colored Goat from the Oberhasli district of the Bernese Oberland in central Switzerland.

All purebred members of the breed descend from five Chamois Colored Goats imported to the United States in 1936.

[1] In 1936, H. O. Pence imported five Chamois Colored Goats from Switzerland to the United States; all purebred Oberhasli in the USA descend from these.

A purebred herd maintained with records by Esther Oman, a breeder in California, was the foundation of the new breed.

[4] In 2010 a total of 1729 head, distributed over approximately 30 states, was reported to DAD-IS, based on data from one (unspecified) breed registry only.

Oberhasli with atypical facial coloration; the two eyestripes are not apparent
A black Oberhasli; only does may be black