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The '''Piedmontese''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: '''razza bovina Piemontese''') is a [[breed]] of [[cattle]] from the region of [[Piedmont]], in north-west [[Italy]]. The calves are born fawn in colour, turning grey-white as they mature.
Its origins date back to some 25,000 or 30,000 years ago when [[Zebu]] (''Bos taurus indicus'') migrating from what is today [[Pakistan]] arrived in this area of plains, hills and mountains, surrounded on three sides by the [[Alps]] and [[Appenines]] and, unable to get any further, they interbred with the local [[Aurochs]] (''Bos primigenius''). The breed developed through [[natural selection]] followed by the normal processes of [[domestication]] and, particulary from the late nineteenth century when the characteristic
The cattle are raised both for their [[milk]], which is used for a number of the region’s traditional cheeses ([[Castelmagno (cheese)|Castelmagno]], [[Bra (cheese)|Bra]], [[Raschera]], and [[Toma Piemontese]]), and for meat: [[beef]] from the Piedmontese cattle is seen a premium product.
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The Piedmontese (Italian: razza bovina Piemontese) is a breedofcattle from the region of Piedmont, in north-west Italy. The calves are born fawn in colour, turning grey-white as they mature.
Its origins date back to some 25,000 or 30,000 years ago when Zebu (Bos taurus indicus) migrating from what is today Pakistan arrived in this area of plains, hills and mountains, surrounded on three sides by the Alps and Appenines and, unable to get any further, they interbred with the local Aurochs (Bos primigenius). The breed developed through natural selection followed by the normal processes of domestication and, particulary from the late nineteenth century when the characteristic "double muscling" first appeared, through selective breeding. The first herd-book was opened in 1877.
The cattle are raised both for their milk, which is used for a number of the region’s traditional cheeses (Castelmagno, Bra, Raschera, and Toma Piemontese), and for meat: beef from the Piedmontese cattle is seen a premium product.
The herd in Piedmont numbers some 273,000 head of cattle.
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