Nicastrese goat

Nicastrese
Conservation statusFAO (2007): critical[1]
Other namesJèlina
Country of originItaly
DistributionCalabria
StandardMIPAAF
Usedual-purpose, milk and meat[2]
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    78 kg[3]
  • Female:
    46 kg[3]
Height
  • Male:
    78 cm[3]
  • Female:
    71 cm[3]
Skin colourgrey-black, pink on underparts
Wool colourgrey-black with white underparts
Face colourblack with lateral white stripes
Horn statususually horned[4]
Beardusually bearded[4]
Tasselsusually present, sometimes on one side only[4]

The Nicastrese is an indigenous breed of domestic goat from Calabria, in southern Italy. It originates in the province of Catanzaro, and takes its name from the former town of Nicastro, which since 1968 has been part of Lamezia Terme. The Nicastrese is raised mainly in the area of origin, but also in the neighbouring provinces of Cosenza and Reggio Calabria. Photographic evidence suggests that it may be closely connected to the old "Araba" breed of the area.[2]

The Nicastrese is one of the forty-three autochthonous Italian goat breeds of limited distribution for which a herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep- and goat-breeders.[5][6] The breed was officially recognised in June 2004.[3] On 1 January 2002 the total number for the breed was estimated at 8000;[2] at the end of 2013 the registered population was variously reported as 4975[7] and as 4454.[8]

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