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Varzese Ottonese Tortonese

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Coat
  
Uniform pale wheaten

Country of origin
  
Lombardy (Italy)

Horn status
  
Horned

Varzese-Ottonese-Tortonese engagrariaorgcattlevarzese1jpg

Other names
  
Varzese; Varzese-Ottonese

Use
  
Dual-purpose: milk and beef

Similar
  
Cabannina, Pezzata Rossa d, Garfagnina, Agerolese, Calvana

The Varzese-Ottonese-Tortonese is a breed of cattle from the Italian region of Lombardy and neighbouring mountainous areas in Emilia Romagna, Liguria and Piedmont. It is one of the sixteen minor Italian cattle breeds of limited diffusion recognised and protected by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture.

References

Varzese-Ottonese-Tortonese Wikipedia