▁It ▁was ▁previously ▁known ▁either ▁as ▁the ▁Cap ra ▁dei ▁Neb rod i ▁( in ▁that ▁area ) ▁or ▁in ▁general ▁as ▁the ▁Sic il iana ▁Com une . ▁ ▁The ▁Mess inese ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁forty - three ▁aut och th on ous ▁Italian ▁go at ▁bre eds ▁of ▁limited ▁distribution ▁for ▁which ▁a ▁her d book ▁is ▁kept ▁by ▁the ▁Ass ocia zione ▁Nazionale ▁della ▁Past or izia , ▁the ▁Italian ▁national ▁association ▁of ▁sheep - ▁and ▁go at - bre ed ers . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁registered ▁population ▁was ▁various ly ▁reported ▁as ▁ 9 8 1 4 ▁and ▁as ▁ 1 0 , 4 0 9 ; ▁the ▁total ▁population ▁is ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 4 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Use ▁ ▁The ▁milk ▁yield ▁per ▁la ct ation ▁of ▁the ▁Mess inese ▁is ▁ ▁for ▁prim ip ar ous , ▁ ▁for ▁second ip ar ous , ▁and ▁ ▁for ▁pl ur ip ar ous , ▁n ann ies . ▁The ▁milk ▁aver ages ▁ 5 . 8 3 % ▁fat ▁and ▁ 4 . 1 3 % ▁protein , ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁mostly ▁to ▁make ▁cap r ino ▁and ▁mixed - mil k ▁che eses . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Go at ▁bre eds ▁Category : D air y ▁go at ▁bre eds ▁Category : Go at ▁bre eds ▁origin ating ▁in ▁Italy <0x0A> </s> ▁Houston ▁Lake ▁is ▁located ▁approximately ▁ten ▁miles ▁ ▁south west ▁of