Orobica

This article is about a goat breed from the Italian Alpi Orobie region. For the former Italian Army brigade, see Alpine Brigade Orobica.

Orobica
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk[1]
Other namesValgerola
Country of originItaly
Distribution
Standard
Usemilk
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    80 kg[2]
  • Female:
    65 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    79 cm[2]
  • Female:
    73 cm[2]
Horn statusrams always horned, females occasionally hornless

The Orobica or Valgerola is a breed of domestic goat from the Val Gerola in the province of Sondrio, in the Bergamo Alps of northern Italy. It is raised in the Val Gerola and the Valchiavenna in the province of Sondrio, in the Alto Lario Occidentale, the Valsassina and the Val Varrone in the province of Como, and in the upper Val Brembana in the Province of Bergamo.[3] The origins of the breed are unknown; it is first documented at the beginning of the twentieth century.[2] The Orobica 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] Ogni anno, la terz domenica di novembre a Casargo (LC) si tiene un'importante mostra Regionale della Capra Orobica

At the end of 2013 the registered population was 1109.[6]

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