Mucca Pisana

Mucca Pisana
Traits
Other names	Mucco Pisano,^[1] Pisana
Country of origin	Italy: Tuscany
Use	Predominantly for beef
Coat	Pale to dark chestnut, red dorsal stripe
Horn status	Horned
Cattle Bos primigenius

The Mucca Pisana is a breed of cattle from Tuscany, in central Italy. It is one of the 16 minor Italian cattle breeds of limited diffusion recognised and protected by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture.^[2]

References

↑ Lanza, Antonella (3 December 2010). "La riscoperta del mucco pisano" [Rediscovery of the Mucco Pisano"]. ilgiornale.unipi.it (in Italian). Università di Pisa. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
↑ Norme Tecniche del Registro Anagrafico delle razze bovine autoctone a limitata diffusione (Appendix 2 to DM di approvazione del Disciplinare del 20/12/2011; in Italian). Associazione Italiana Allevatori. Accessed July 2013.

These are the cattle breeds considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian.

Other bovines

Mediterranea Italiana buffalo

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