Maremmana

This article is about the cattle breed. For the dog breed, see Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog. For the horse breed, see Maremmano.
Maremmana
Country of originItaly
DistributionTuscany, Lazio
UseDual-purpose, beef and draught
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    850–1000 kg
  • Female:
    550–650 kg
Height
  • Male:
    150–155 cm
  • Female:
    143-150 cm
CoatGrey, dark in males, lighter in females; black skin; black nose
Horn statusHorned
Maremmano bulls
"Driving wild cattle in the Maremma", woodcut from the Penny Magazine, 1832
Yoked pair of Maremmano oxen

The Maremmana is a breed of cattle reared in the Maremma, a former marshland region in southern Tuscany and northern Lazio in central Italy. It is raised principally in the provinces of Grosseto, Rome and Viterbo.[1]

  1. ^ Consistenze al 31.12.2012 (in Italian). Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Bovini Italiani da Carne. Accessed December 2013.