Ikaria
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| Greece, GR | |
| Location | E-Aegean sea, S-Sporades |
| Species | Goat |
| Management | semi-feral |
| Population size | unknown |
| Morphology | Colour: solid or parti-coloured, Coat: medium, Head: Both sexes sport a distinctive beard in the under-jaw, Horn length: 24 cm, Weight: 29.5 kg, Height: about 60-61 cm |
| Remarks | These goats can be captured with ancient traps only, in order to be slaughtered, vaccinated, etc. This is a quite usual phenomenon in all three islands. In general, local inhabitants breed and rescue these goats because of the excellent quality of produced meat. They are really small in size, small breast, well attached to the abdominal wall. |
| Source of information | Lekka, Pappas |
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| V. Pappas, Greece, |
