Calvana
| Country of origin | Italy |
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| Distribution | Tuscany |
| Use | formerly dual-purpose, meat and draught; now meat |
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| Coat | Porcelain white; black skin |
| Horn status | Horned |
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The Calvana is a cattle breed from
Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture.[2]
Uses
The Calvana was in the past raised as a dual-purpose breed, for meat and as a
draught animal;[3] it is now raised exclusively for meat. Animals are slaughtered between 15 and 21 months old, when they weigh 500–700 kg; average yield is 59.2%, slightly lower than that of the Chianina.[4]
References
- ^ Breed data sheet: Calvana/Italy. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 9788850652594. p. 16–17.
- ^ Pierlorenzo Secchiari (co-ordinator) (2007). Scheda di Razza: Calvana (in Italian). Conference papers, Salvaguardia e valorizzazione del patrimonio zootecnico autoctono della Regione Toscana con riferimento alle seguenti razze: Bovini: Calvana, Garfagnina, Pontremolese; Ovini: Garfagnina Bianca, Pomarancina, Zerasca. Regione Toscana, Università di Pisa, Università di Firenze. Accessed December 2013.
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