Jonica

Jonica
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk[1]
Country of originItaly
Distribution
StandardMIPAAF
Usemilk
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    68 kg[2]
  • Female:
    48 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    78 cm[2]
  • Female:
    70 cm[2]
Skin colorflesh-pink
Wool colorwhite[2]
Face colorwhite
Horn statusboth sexes occasionally horned

The Jonica is a breed of domestic goat from the province of Taranto, in Puglia in southern Italy.[3] The origins of the breed are uncertain; it is thought to have originated from crossing of local varieties with the Maltese breed.[2] The Jonica is one of the eight autochthonous Italian goat breeds for which a genealogical herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders.[4][5]

At the end of 2013 the registered population was 232.[6]

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