The Maltese goat breed, as the name suggests, originates from the island of Malta. Today it has spread to many Mediterranean countries, but has been particularly selectively bred in Sicily and Southern Italy. It produces a large quantity of milk: from 500 to 600 kg of milk for 270–300 days.
It is characterized by a predominantly white coat coloration with a black head and ears and a thick white stripe running through the middle of the face.
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- These are the principal goat breeds considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin.
Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian.
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- Alpina comune
- Argentata dell'Etna
- Bionda Adamello
- Bormina
- Capestrina
- Capra Aspromonte
- Capra de L'Aquila
- Capra di Livo
- Capra di Potenza
- Capra di Teramo
- Caserta
- Ciavenesca
- Cilentana fulva
- Cilentana grigia
- Cilentana nera
- Ciociara grigia
- Derivata di Siria
- Fasana or Colombina
- Fiurina
- Foggiana
- Frontalasca
- Garfagnina
- Garganica
- Girgentana
- Grigia Lucana
- Grigia Molisana
- Istriana
- Jonica
- Lariana
- Maltese
- Messinese
- Montecristo
- Monticellana
- Napoletana
- Nera rustica
- Nicastrese
- Orobica
- Passiria or Passeier
- Pedula
- Pezzata rossa
- Pomellata
- Roccaverano
- Rossa mediterranea
- Rustica Calabrese
- Salerno
- Sarda
- Sarda primitiva
- Sciara
- Screziata
- Selvatica di Galite
- Selvatica di Joura
- Selvatica Samotracia
- Sempione
- Tavolara
- Valdostana
- Valfortorina
- Valgerola
- Valle dei Mocheni
- Valle del Chiese
- Valle di Fiemme
- Vallesana
- Valnerina
- Verzaschese
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