Podolian cattle

Breed of cattle

Podolian cattle is a group of cattle breeds characterised by grey coats and upright and often long horns that are thought to have originated in the Podolian steppe.[1]

Breeds in this group include:

  • Podolian Grey Steppe breeds from Eastern Europe
    • Hungarian Grey / Hungarian Steppe cattle (Hungary)
    • Slavonian-Syrmian Podolian (Croatia)
    • Srem Podolian / Serbian Podolian (Serbia)
    • Sura de Stepă / Romanian Grey (Romania)
    • Ukrainian Grey / Ukrainian Steppe Cattle (Ukraine)
  • Podolian-Istrian breeds from Central Italy, Southern Italy and Istria (Croatia; Slovenia)
    • Boškarin / Istrian cattle (Croatia; Slovenia)
    • Maremmana (Italy)
    • Podolica (Italy)
  • Podolian-Illyrian breeds from the Balkans and Anatolia
    • Boz Irk / Anatolian Grey (Turkey)
    • Iskar Grey / Bulgarian Grey (Bulgaria)
    • Katerini cattle (Greece)
    • Sykia cattle (Greece)
  • Podolian cattle from Northern Italy
    • Romagnola / Romagnola cattle (Italy)

References

  1. ^ Porter, Valerie; Alderson, Lawrence; Hall, Stephen J. G.; Sponenberg, D. Phillip (2016-03-09). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, 2 Volume Pack. CABI. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-84593-466-8.

External links

  • A.N.A.B.I.C.: Sulle Tracce delle Podoliche. On the Tracks of Podolic Grey Cattle.


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