Girgentana (goat)

The Girgentana goat originated in the Italian province of Agrigento ( Sicily). The town of Agrigento was called Girgenti until 1929, after her house this breed of goats is named. Your ancestry is unknown. A particularly striking feature are their - in contrast to most other domestic goat breeds - twisted horns, which can reach a length of the bracket 80 cm. This has given rise to suspicions that Girgentana breed descended from the Central Asian Markhor (Capra falconeri ) from. Their horns are spirally wound to the outside, while it should be noted one turn inward at the Girgentana goat.

The number of purebred animals of this robust and undemanding domestic goats race itself was already fallen sharply in Italy until the end of the 20th century. This was in comparison to more modern breeds low milk yield. Today, the stocks have recovered due to the interest of zoos and organizations for the conservation of agricultural biodiversity. The Girgentana goat is used in landscape management for the conservation of the cultural landscape.