Sarda (goat)
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The Sarda is a breed of goat
from Sardinia
, which originated as a cross between various breeds introduced to the Italian
island.
The animals are of medium build; males typically weigh 60 kg and females 50 kg. They are long-necked and deep-chested, and the does have well-developed udders. The annual milk yield of 180–210 litres is not high, but the breed is particularly hardy and well-suited to being raised in a wild or semiwild state in tough conditions.
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
from Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, which originated as a cross between various breeds introduced to the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
island.
The animals are of medium build; males typically weigh 60 kg and females 50 kg. They are long-necked and deep-chested, and the does have well-developed udders. The annual milk yield of 180–210 litres is not high, but the breed is particularly hardy and well-suited to being raised in a wild or semiwild state in tough conditions.