| Jonica | |
| Country: | Italy |
| Standard: | MIPAAF |
| Use: | milk |
| Maleweight: | 68 kg |
| Femaleweight: | 48 kg |
| Maleheight: | 78 cm |
| Femaleheight: | 70 cm |
| Skincolor: | flesh-pink |
| Woolcolor: | white |
| Facecolor: | white |
| Horns: | both sexes occasionally horned |
The Jonica is a breed of domestic goat from the province of Taranto, in Puglia in southern Italy. The origins of the breed are uncertain; it is thought to have originated from crossing of local varieties with the Maltese breed. The Jonica 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-breeders.
At the end of 2013 the registered population was 232.
The annual milk yield of the Jonica goat is 350–400 litres.It is white