Romagnola

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Romagnola

A bull of the Romagnola breed
Country of origin Italy, provinces of Forlì, Ravenna, Bologna, Ferrara e Pesaro
Distribution World-wide
Use Dual-purpose, draught and beef
Traits
Coat Ivory white, some grey; black skin and switch
Cattle
Bos primigenius

The Romagnola is a breed of cattle from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Romagnola cattle were often used as draught beasts in the past; they are now bred primarily for beef production. They are white or grey with a black-pigmented skin and have upward-curving horns. Calves are born red coated but soon change to grey.

More than 80% of the registered Italian population is in Emila-Romagna; there are small populations in Abruzzo, Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Lazio, Lombardy, Le Marche, Puglia, Tuscany and the Veneto.[1] Some animals were exported to Scotland in the early 1970s and today the breed is present in Great Britain, Ireland, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand and Africa.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Consistenze al 31.12.2012 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Bovini Italiani da Carne (ANABIC). Accessed July 2013.
  2. ↑ Standards di razza: Romagnola (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Bovini Italiani da Carne (ANABIC). Accessed July 2013.

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Cattle breeds of Italy
  • These are the cattle breeds considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin.
    Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian.
 
Other bovines
Mediterranea Italiana buffalo




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