Bormina (Frisa Rossa)
Italian breeds of goats

Origin and diffusion

Composite of local breeds and Toggenburg from Switzerland.
The zone of origin of this goat population is Bormio (Valtellina, Bormio Province, northern Italy).

Morphological and economic characteristics

Size: medium-large
Colour: light brown - red brown.
Uses: milk.

Luigi Andrea Brambilla, an expert on issues relating to the protection of local Italian Alpine goat breeds, R.A.R.E. (Native Breeds Risking Extinction), Ager Technician (Agricoltura e Ricerca, Milan). [email protected]

Goat Bormina (photo Dr. Luigi Andrea Brambilla - R.A.R.E.)