Girgentana

Girgentana
a group of white goats with long twisted horns
Conservation statusFAO (2007): endangered[1]
Country of originItaly
Distribution
  • Sicily
  • mainland Italy
  • western Europe
Usemilk
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    65 kg[2]
  • Female:
    46 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    85 cm[2]
  • Female:
    80 cm[2]
Wool colorwhite[2]
Face colorwhite, sometimes yellowish, occasionally grey
Horn statustall spiral horns in both sexes

The Girgentana is an Italian breed of domestic goat indigenous to the province of Agrigento, in the southern part of the Mediterranean island of Sicily.[3] The name of the breed derives from Girgenti, the name of Agrigento in local Sicilian language. There were in the past more than 30,000 head in the hills and coastal zone of the province.[2] Today, however, this breed is in danger of disappearance.

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