The Sarda is an indigenous breed of domestic goat from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, off the west coast of central Italy.
[2] The Sarda is one of the eight autochthonous Italian goat breeds for which a genealogical herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep- and goat-breeders.
[8] The animals are of medium build, long-necked and deep-chested; the does have well-developed udders.
The breed is particularly hardy and well-suited to being raised in a wild or semi-wild state in tough conditions.
As much of the available pasture is used by the Sarda sheep, goats are marginalised and allowed only the poorest terrain; they are fed little or nothing over and above what they can graze.