The Oberhasli, formerly known as the Swiss Alpine, originated in the Brienzer region, Switzerland. The general appearance is that of an alert, vigorous, medium sized dairy goat. The ears are narrow, fine and upright. The face is straight to dished. The Oberhasli is shorter in stature then the Alpine, but not as compact as the Toggenburg. The body is long and wide with a straight back and only slightly slopping rump. The color is the distinctive feature. The Oberhasli is chamoisee, ranging from light bay to dark mahogany with two black stripes down the face to the black muzzle; the forehead is nearly black; black stripes from the base of each ear come together at a point just behind the poll and down along the neck and back as a dorsal stripe to the tail; black belly and legs below the knees and hocks; ears are black inside and bay outside. Bucks often have more black than does. Does maybe black, but Chamoisee is preferred.

The height at the withers is 28 inches or more for does and 30 inches or more for bucks.

Evaluation of Defects

Part 1 -- Slight defects

Broken or wry tail

Part 2 -- Defects that could be slight to serious depending on degree
(These are all more serious in bucks than in does.)
Ears that are not upright
Does less then 28 inches tall at withers
Bucks less then 30 inches tall at withers
Wry jaws or face on doe
Weak horns that break easily, are thin-walled, or circular in section
Non-symmetrical horns
Winged or loose, open shoulders
Bowed front legs
Closely spaced front legs, pinched heart girth
Swollen stifle joint/s
Closely spaced hind legs
Close or touching hocks
Feet that turn in or out
Malformed feet--splayed, sloping, overgrown
Narrow, shallow, or short body
Steeply sloped rump
Poor udder attachment front, side, or rear
Udders uneven in the size of the two halves

Part 3-- Moderate Defects
Roman nose
Swollen hocks and/or enlarged knees, not sufficient to cause lameness
Teats too close together, bulbous and/or poor defined at the udder juncture
Teats pointing together or outside, disproportionate in size (too small or large.)
Teats hard to milk due to misplaced or small orifice.
Spur (non-functional) teats on does
Multiple teats on bucks
Large teats on bucks

Part 4 -- Serious Defects

Undershot or overshot jaws
Lameness, especially combined with badly swollen knees and/or hocks
Leaking teats
Thin udder skin that allows seeping of milk or serum
Small white spots in hair of does
Pendulous udder
Double orifices in teats
Double teats
Functional spur teats, and those close to primary teats
Disproportionate bodily parts, such as a large head, or a thick body on short
legs, especially in young animals

Part 5 -- Disqualifications

Pendulous ears
Crooked face on bucks
Blindness, unless the result of accident
Blind primary teat or teats on does
Lack of one or both primary teats (blind udder)
Lack of half or functional half of udder, unless the result of accident or mastectomy
Hermaphroditism or evidence thereof; failure to breed
Undescended testicle or testicles
Permanent physical defect such as navel hernia
Small white spots on buck
White spot 1 ½ inches or more in any direction on does
Black bucks
Any color other than chamoisee(or black in does)
Does less than 26 inches or bucks less then 28 inches