Ciavenasca goat
A hardy Italian Alpine goat from Valchiavenna, used for meat and dairy.
The Ciavenasca is an Italian goat breed from the Valchiavenna in northern Lombardy, raised only in that area. It belongs to the polychrome Alpine group and has several distinct coat types named in the local dialect. Management is extensive, with animals on high alpine pasture in summer. The breed is not officially recognised and is not in the herdbook of the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia.
Quick Facts
- Country
- Italy
- Distribution
- Valchiavenna, Province of Sondrio
- Standard
- none (not recognised)
- Coat
- very variable
- Horns
- horned or hornless
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