Pustertaler Sprinzen
Bolzano, Turin | |
Use | Dual-purpose: milk and beef |
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Traits | |
Weight |
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Coat | Multi-coloured: white, with red or black pied markings on the flanks |
Horn status | Horned |
The Pustertaler Sprinzen, also called Pustertaler or Pustertaler Schecken, is a rare breed of cattle from the
History
Pustertaler cattle originate from an area that includes the Pustertal and its
A genetic study carried out in 2001 showed that the local breed known in the provinces of Turin and Cuneo as the Barà (dialect for barrato, "barred") was closely similar to the Pustertaler.[3] The two populations have since 2002 been treated and registered as a single breed.[1][3][4] The Barà race numbered several thousand, so overall breed numbers increased substantially. A total population of 3321 head was reported in 2009.[2]
Characteristics
The cattle are finched and colour-sided: they are basically white with chestnut-brown to light brown or black plaques on the flanks that dissolve into small spots at the margins. They have short spreading or forward pointing horns. The cows weigh 500–650 kg and average 130 cm tall at the withers, the bulls 800–900 kg and about 140 cm tall.
The breed is reared in Austria,[6] Germany,[7] Italy[2] and South Africa.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d Breed data sheet: Pustertaler Sprinzen/Italy. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2013.
- ^ a b c Luca Battaglini, Andrea Ighina, A. Mimosi, M. Bianchi (2005). Caratteristiche produttive della razza Barà-Pustertaler allevata in Piemonte (in Italian). L’alimentazione della vacca da latte al pascolo: Riflessi zootecnici, agro-ambientali e sulla tipicità delle produzioni (Quaderno SOZOOALP No. 2). San Michele all’Adige: Società per lo studio e la valorizzazione dei sistemi zootecnici alpini. pp. 171–176. Accessed July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Teodora Trevisan (ed.) (2004). Patrimonio zootecnico del Piemonte: La razza bovina Barà Pustertaler (in Italian). Supplemento al n. 43 dei "Quaderni della Regione Piemonte – Agricoltura". Torino: Regione Piemonte – Assessorato Agricoltura. p. 10.
- ^ a b Richard Niedermair (November 2006). Die Pustertaler Sprinzen (in German). Lorenzner Bote 27: 20–21. Accessed July 2013.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Pustertaler Sprinzen/Austria. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2013.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Pustertaler Schecken/Germany. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2013.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Pustertaler/South Africa. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2013.