Frisa Valtellinese

Frisa Valtellinese
Conservation status	FAO (2007): endangered
Other names	Frontalasca; Rezzalasca; Frisa; Frisa Nera;
Country of origin	Italy
Distribution	Province of Sondrio, Lombardy
Standard	MIPAAF
Use	milk, also meat
Traits
Weight	Female: 65–70 kg;
Height	Female: 79–82 cm;
Coat	black or dark, with Swiss markings
Face colour	dark with white eye-stripes
Horn status	usually horned
Tassels	sometimes present
	Goat; Capra aegagrus hircus;

Conservation statusFAO (2007): endangered^[1]

Other names

Country of originItaly

The Frisa Valtellinese is an Italian breed of domestic goat indigenous to the province of Sondrio, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is raised throughout the Valtellina – from which its principal name derives – in the Val Malenco and the upper Val Masino in the Rhaetian Alps, and in the Valchiavenna. It may also be called the Frontalasca, for the village of Frontale, a frazione of the comune of Sondalo in the Val di Rezzalo, or the Rezzalasca for that valley. The name Frisa comes from its frisature, or Swiss markings.^[2]

Use

Traits

Conservation status	FAO (2007): endangered^[1]
Other names	Frontalasca Rezzalasca Frisa Frisa Nera
Country of origin	Italy
Distribution	Province of Sondrio, Lombardy
Standard	MIPAAF
Use	milk, also meat^[2]
Weight	Female: 65–70 kg^[2]
Height	Female: 79–82 cm^[2]
Coat	black or dark, with Swiss markings
Face colour	dark with white eye-stripes
Horn status	usually horned^[3]
Tassels	sometimes present^[3]
Goat Capra aegagrus hircus