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Valdostana is a rustic solidly-built goat of Alpine type, well suited to the mountainous terrain of the region. There is considerable variation in the colour of the coat, which may be ashen, black, brown, or dark grey with some blond hair. The horns in both sexes are sabre-shaped and large; this
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in north-western Italy, from which it takes its name. It is characterised by large sabre-shaped horns, which it uses in combat in the traditional local sport of
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considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of
Italian origin; inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian.
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in north-western Italy, from which it takes its name. The earliest written documentation of it dates from 1917. It is reared particularly in the
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Valdostana is kept both for meat, which is consumed both fresh and preserved in the form of goat
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Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016).
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Databank for Animal Genetic Resources
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Norme tecniche della popolazione caprina "Valdostana": standard della razza
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Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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by farmers to improve the fighting ability of the animals.
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Italian goat breeds of limited distribution for which a
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The
Valdostana is a traditional regional breed of the
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467:Breed data sheet: Valdostana / Italy (Goat)
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202:large and sabre-shaped in both sexes
613:Breed data sheet: Valdostana/Italy
486:Le razze ovine e caprine in Italia
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512:(in Italian). Milan: Edagricole.
1051:Goat breeds originating in Italy
564:(e). Archived 4 December 2013.
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364:It is one of the forty-three
404:may be partly the result of
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727:Camosciata delle Alpi
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965:Selvatica Samotracia
717:Bionda dell'Adamello
668:Goat breeds of Italy
442:bataille des chèvres
237:bataille des chèvres
190:dark grey with blond
61:Chamoisée Valdôtaine
955:Selvatica di Galite
925:Rustica di Calabria
712:Bianca Monticellana
702:Argentata dell'Etna
385:conservation status
282:conservation status
33:Conservation status
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960:Selvatica di Joura
920:Rossa Mediterranea
808:Frisa Valtellinese
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406:selective breeding
387:was listed by the
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320:Valle di Gressoney
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1046:Dairy goat breeds
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777:Derivata di Siria
347:province of Turin
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74:Distribution
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1041:Goat breeds
1020:Verzaschese
915:Roccaverano
891:or Passiria
864:Montecristo
782:Di L'Aquila
577:, annex to
430:249 kg
339:Val di Susa
323: [
318:and in the
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198:Horn status
175:Wool colour
58:Other names
1035:Categories
980:Valdostana
879:Nicastrese
869:Napoletana
824:Girgentana
814:Garfagnina
752:Ciavenesca
732:Capestrina
707:Aspromonte
449:References
381:rare breed
355:Alpi Graie
309:Val d'Ayas
298:autonomous
260:autonomous
248:Valdostana
19:Valdostana
1015:Valnerina
1010:Vallesana
990:Valgerola
950:Screziata
910:Pomellata
859:Messinese
819:Garganica
787:Di Teramo
370:herd-book
345:, in the
276:It is an
258:from the
975:Tavolara
970:Sempione
839:Istriana
803:Foggiana
422:Motsetta
395:was 71.
379:It is a
351:Piemonte
343:Canavese
337:and the
163:Female:
138:Female:
84:Standard
930:Salerno
884:Orobica
854:Maltese
849:Lariana
798:Fiurina
747:Caserta
722:Bormina
292:History
945:Sciara
895:Pedula
844:Jonica
792:Fasana
683:breeds
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418:salame
393:DAD-IS
333:, the
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156:Male:
150:Height
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125:Weight
120:Traits
111:combat
88:MIPAAF
48:DAD-IS
935:Sarda
420:, of
349:, in
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252:breed
187:brown
184:black
181:ashen
165:75 cm
158:80 cm
140:65 kg
133:85 kg
69:Italy
680:goat
585:ISBN
542:ISBN
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357:and
246:The
235:The
213:Goat
106:milk
101:meat
412:Use
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303:of
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