Jonica

Jonica

Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk
Country of origin	Italy
Distribution	Province of Taranto Murge Province of Catanzaro Province of Lecce Province of Matera Province of Reggio Calabria
Standard	MIPAAF
Use	milk
Traits
Weight	Male: 68 kg Female: 48 kg
Height	Male: 78 cm Female: 70 cm
Skin color	flesh-pink
Wool color	white
Face color	white
Horn status	both sexes occasionally horned
Goat Capra aegagrus hircus

The Jonica is a breed of domestic goat from the province of Taranto, in Puglia in southern Italy. The origins of the breed are uncertain; it is thought to have originated from crossing of local varieties with the Maltese breed. 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.

At the end of 2013 the registered population was 232.

The annual milk yield of the Jonica goat is 350–400 litres.

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