The Abruzzese or Podolica abruzzese di montagna is an extinct breed of domestic cattle from the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. It belonged to the Podolic group of cattle,[4]: 5 [5]: 153  and was a dual-purpose breed, kept both for meat and for draught use.[3]: 267  The breed was listed as extinct by the FAO in 2007.[1]: 66 

Abruzzese
Conservation statusextinct[1]: 66 
Other namesPodolica abruzzese di montagna[2]: 15 
Country of originItaly
DistributionAbruzzo
Usedual-purpose, meat and draught
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    500–600 kg (1100–1300 lb)[3]: 267 
  • Female:
    300–450 kg (660–990 lb)[3]: 267 
Coatgrey[3]: 267 
Horn statushorned[3]: 267 
Notes
of medium height[3]: 267 

References

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  1. ^ a b Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties, fifth edition. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 085199430X.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Fedele de Siervo (1882). Atti della giunta per la inchiesta agraria e sulle condizioni della classe agricola, volume VII (in Italian). Rome: Forzani.
  4. ^ Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594.
  5. ^ Hans-Peter Grünenfelder (2001). Landwirtschaftliche Genressourcen in Italien: Gefährdung – Erhaltungsinitiativen – Handlungsbedarfola (in German). St. Gallen: Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe. Archived 12 May 2014.