PRNP and scrapie: On this basis, the aim of our research was to examine the PRNP polymorphisms for classical scrapie in eight different local goat populations/breeds reared in central and southern Italy: Bianca Monticellana (BM), Capestrina (CP), Facciuta della Valnerina (FV), Fulva del Lazio (FL), Garganica (GA), Grigia Ciociara (GC), Grigia Molisana (GM), and Teramana (TE).