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The Girgentana or Nturcina is an Italian breed of domestic goat indigenous to the province of Agrigento, in the southern part of the Mediterranean island of Sicily. The name of the breed derives from Girgenti, the name of Agrigento in local Sicilian language. There were in the past more than 30000 head in the hills and coastal zone of the province. In the twenty-first century the breed is in danger of disappearance.

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Sources: eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (names, type, registration dates); the national list of Traditional Agri-food Products of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, 11 March 2025 revision; Slow Food Foundation, Presidia in Sicily; texts and pictures from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Updated September 12, 2026.