Past, present and future of Italian Simmental in the Alpine region - The Pezzata Rossa Italiana (Ital- ian Simmental) belongs to the group of breeds which are part of the SIMMENTAL population. In the last years the consistency of the breed is increasing first in mountain areas like provinces of Bolzano, Trento, Belluno, Sondrio. About the 60% of the herds is located in mountain zones.The main reason for it being so widespread is that it represents a secure investment for the farmer, since it has good milk production from both a quantity and especially quality point of view, it is particularly suitable for the production of the most well-known cheeses and, at the same time, offers an appreciable added value with the sale of its meat. It is also adaptable to the most difficult and hard farming and breeding conditions, which makes this cattle easy to manage for the farmer. Moreover Italian Simmental shows a good resistance to diseases like mastitis, and it has good fertility parameters.
Passato, presente e futuro della Pezzata Rossa Italiana sull’arco alpino
PIASENTIER, Edi;
2010-01-01
Abstract
Past, present and future of Italian Simmental in the Alpine region - The Pezzata Rossa Italiana (Ital- ian Simmental) belongs to the group of breeds which are part of the SIMMENTAL population. In the last years the consistency of the breed is increasing first in mountain areas like provinces of Bolzano, Trento, Belluno, Sondrio. About the 60% of the herds is located in mountain zones.The main reason for it being so widespread is that it represents a secure investment for the farmer, since it has good milk production from both a quantity and especially quality point of view, it is particularly suitable for the production of the most well-known cheeses and, at the same time, offers an appreciable added value with the sale of its meat. It is also adaptable to the most difficult and hard farming and breeding conditions, which makes this cattle easy to manage for the farmer. Moreover Italian Simmental shows a good resistance to diseases like mastitis, and it has good fertility parameters.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
