Girgentana
Breed
The Girgentana is an Italian breed of domestic goat indigenous to the province of Agrigento, in the southern part of the Mediterranean island of Sicily. The name of the breed derives from Girgenti, the name of Agrigento in local Sicilian language.... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Capra aegagrus hircus
Horn status: tall spiral horns in both sexes
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This breed is named after the town of Girgenti (modern-day Agrigento). Its long, spiraling horns, reaching up to 70 centimeters on the males, ...
The Girgentana goat is characterised by their spiral shaped horns that can grow to an impressive.
Feb 21, 2016 · The 'capra girgentana' is an old goat breed coming from the today Iran-Iraq region. It is not clear if they came with the Greeks more than 2.500 ...