The Valdostana is an Italian breed of domestic goat from the autonomous region of Valle d'Aosta in north-western Italy, from which it takes its name.

[4]: 415  There is considerable variation in the colour of the coat, which may be ashen, black, brown, or dark grey with some blond hair.

The horns in both sexes are sabre-shaped and large;[4]: 415  this may be partly the result of selective breeding by farmers to improve the fighting ability of the animals.

[9] The Valdostana is kept both for meat, which is consumed both fresh and preserved in the form of goat salame, of Motsetta or of Violino di Capra; and for milk, which is used for cheese-making.

Since 1998 this sport has been regulated by the Association Comité Régional Batailles des Chèvres, which organises an annual regional championship.