Calvana (or
Calvanna) Cattle were once very common in the Tuscan Appennines, Italy. Today
only a few heads are bred in the Calvana and Mugello mountains to the east of
Prato. they is considered to be a type of Chianina Breed, but they are smaller.
Since 1985 the
Registry Office of autochthonous cattle breeds and ethnic groups of limited
diffusion has been founded, in order to protect those Italian cattle breeds at
risk of extinction and to safeguard this genetic heritage. Among them there are
the following breeds: Agerolese, Bianca Val Padana (Modenese), Burlina,
Cabannina, Calvana, Cinisara, Garfagnina, Modicana, Mucca Pisana, Pezzata Rossa
d’Oropa, Pinzgau, Pontremolese, Pustertaler, Reggiana, Sarda, Sardo-Modicana,
Varzese.
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About Calvana Cattle
