Bionda dell'Adamello

Bionda dell'Adamello
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk[1]
Other names
  • Bionda
  • Mustàscia
Country of originItaly
Distribution
StandardMIPAAF
Usemilk, also meat[2]
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    70–75 kg[3]
  • Female:
    55–60 kg[3]
Height
  • Female:
    74 cm[3]
Wool colorfrom pale gold to brown
Face colorwhite facial stripes
Horn statusmales horned, females usually so[4]
Beardmales bearded, females usually so[4]
Tasselspresent, usually white[4]
Painting from c. 1760 by Francesco Londonio (1723–1786), showing a goat of Bionda dell'Adamello type, with typical coat and facial markings (Accademia Carrara, Bergamo)

The Bionda dell'Adamello is an indigenous breed of domestic goat from the Val Camonica in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy in northern Italy.

It takes its name from the massif of the Adamello, part of the Adamello-Presanella subsection of the Rhaetian Alps. It is raised mainly in the Val Camonica, the Val Saviore and the mountains of Brescia; some are found in neighbouring areas of the provinces of Bergamo to the west and Trento to the east.[2] It was in the past known simply as the Capra Bionda or as the Mustàscia.[2]

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