Nera Verzasca

Nera Verzasca
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk
Other names
  • Verzaschese
  • Nera di Verzasca
  • Nera Verzascaziege
Country of originSwitzerland
Distribution
StandardMIPAAF
Usemilk, also meat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    90 kg
  • Female:
    45–60 kg
Height
  • Male:
    86 cm
  • Female:
    74–76 cm
Coatblack
Face colourblack
Horn statushorned in both sexes
Beardmales bearded
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

The Nera Verzasca, also known as the Nera di Verzasca or Verzaschese, is a Swiss breed of black domestic goat from the Valle Verzasca, in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland, from which it takes its name. It is raised in that area and in the provinces of Como, Varese and Verbano Cusio Ossola in northern Lombardy, in the north of Italy.