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Country of origin | Spain |
Distribution | Euskal Herria |
Use | goat's meat [4] |
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The Azpi Gorri is a traditional Basque breed of domestic goat. It originates in the historical Basque Country, and is the only recognised goat breed of that area. [6]: 360 [7]: 171 It is distributed in the northern part of the province of Álava and in southern Bizkaia, with a few herds in the autonomous community of Navarre. [8]
The Azpi Gorri is a traditional breed of the Basque Country. By the late twentieth century it had become gravely endangered, with an estimated breeding population of 100. [7]: 173 In 1997 it was added to the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España, the national register of livestock breeds of the Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, [7]: 171 [9] and in 2001 it was included in the official list of Basque breeds of the País Vasco. [7]: 171 [10]
A breed society, the Euskal Herriko Azpi Gorri Elkartea, was formed in 1999; it has kept the herd-book since 2007. [7]: 173
Also in 2007, the Azpi Gorri was added to the Ark of Taste of the Slow Food Foundation. [7]: 174 [11] The Ark of Taste also lists the Azpi Zuri, a colour variant with white lower parts rather than the characteristic red of the standard breed. [12]
The Azpi Gorri is of medium size. The coat is short and lustrous black with chestnut-red markings on the underbelly, the underside of the tail, the legs and the face [6]: 360 – the Basque words azpi gorri mean approximately "with reddish lower parts". [13] The facial profile is straight, and the ears are held more or less horizontally. [6]: 360 The horns are arched in nannies, more corkscrew-shaped in billies; both sexes occasionally have tassels. [7]: 173
Conservation status | |
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Other names |
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Country of origin | Spain |
Distribution | Euskal Herria |
Use | goat's meat [4] |
Traits | |
Weight | |
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The Azpi Gorri is a traditional Basque breed of domestic goat. It originates in the historical Basque Country, and is the only recognised goat breed of that area. [6]: 360 [7]: 171 It is distributed in the northern part of the province of Álava and in southern Bizkaia, with a few herds in the autonomous community of Navarre. [8]
The Azpi Gorri is a traditional breed of the Basque Country. By the late twentieth century it had become gravely endangered, with an estimated breeding population of 100. [7]: 173 In 1997 it was added to the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España, the national register of livestock breeds of the Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, [7]: 171 [9] and in 2001 it was included in the official list of Basque breeds of the País Vasco. [7]: 171 [10]
A breed society, the Euskal Herriko Azpi Gorri Elkartea, was formed in 1999; it has kept the herd-book since 2007. [7]: 173
Also in 2007, the Azpi Gorri was added to the Ark of Taste of the Slow Food Foundation. [7]: 174 [11] The Ark of Taste also lists the Azpi Zuri, a colour variant with white lower parts rather than the characteristic red of the standard breed. [12]
The Azpi Gorri is of medium size. The coat is short and lustrous black with chestnut-red markings on the underbelly, the underside of the tail, the legs and the face [6]: 360 – the Basque words azpi gorri mean approximately "with reddish lower parts". [13] The facial profile is straight, and the ears are held more or less horizontally. [6]: 360 The horns are arched in nannies, more corkscrew-shaped in billies; both sexes occasionally have tassels. [7]: 173