Pontremolese

Pontremolese
Traits
Country of origin	Italy: Tuscany
Use	Mainly for beef
Coat	Red, black round the eyes, slate-grey skin
Horn status	Horned
Cattle Bos primigenius

The Pontremolese is a cattle breed from Tuscany in central Italy. It is one of the sixteen minor Italian cattle breeds of limited diffusion recognised and protected by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture.^[1]

References

↑ 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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