Mucca Pisana
| Other names | Mucco Pisano,[1] Pisana |
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| Country of origin | Italy: Tuscany |
| Use | Predominantly for beef |
| Traits | |
| Coat | Pale to dark chestnut, red dorsal stripe |
| Horn status | Horned |
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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. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. 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.