Alpina Comune

Alpina Comune
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not listed[1]
Other names
  • Alpina
  • Alpina Locale
  • Nostrana
Country of originItaly
Distribution
StandardMIPAAF
Usevaried[2]
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    60–65 kg[3]
  • Female:
    50–55 kg[3]
Height
  • Male:
    75–80 cm[3]
  • Female:
    65–70 cm[3]
Wool colourvery variable, polychrome
Horn statushorned or hornless
Beardusually bearded
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

The Alpina Comune is a heterogeneous population of domestic goats widely distributed in the Alps of northern Italy, particularly in the regions of Lombardy and Piemonte. It is highly variable in size, in morphological characteristics such as the type, colour and pattern of its coat and the shape and carriage of its ears, and in type of use. It does not display any of the uniformity characteristic of a breed, other than a consistent hardiness and adaptation to mountain terrain. It is however officially recognised and protected as one. The name Alpina Comune, "common", is more used in Piemonte; in Lombardy it may be called Alpina Locale, "local", or simply Nostrana, "ours".[4]

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