La Bruna Italiana
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- Posted 5/1/2015, 17:04The brunette, previously called Alpine Brown, is a breed of cattle originating in Switzerland, derived from Bos taurus brachycerus.
Andrea Ogliari - Posted 31/12/2014, 10:59Where exactly resides the National Association of Brown Swiss Breeders?
Guerreschi Marco - Posted 17/12/2014, 21:44Aggiunta a cura di Umberto Bianchetti.
You can also add that history of the Brown Swiss ( Braunvieh ) has deeply marked the evolution of animal husbandry Alpine . A native of Switzerland has become widespread since the sixteenth century to the south of the Gotthard " amalgamendosi " with indigenous strains previously raised in the Alpine valleys of Lombardy . In more recent times ( at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century and in the following decades ) has spread , partly spontaneously but also for decisions from above and undemocratic , even in Triveneto . One can say that the Brown has always aroused great passions , both by those who did not want her ( because he preferred to keep local breeds ) , both of whom - considering their own race - he suffered bitterly the replacement of the Alpine Brown with Brown Swiss : Use the derivative of Bruna. - Posted 17/12/2014, 20:31The spread of the brown cattle strain began in the Middle Ages. The monasteries were wont donate to powerful characters their cattle as they used more frequently for fine horses. The spread towards Lombardy began in the sixteenth, he later specialized in much sense zoocaseario.
Ilaria - Posted 17/12/2014, 18:03Prior to 1981 it was called the Brown Swiss . Present in Italy since the sixteenth century . Initially triple attitude , then dual and finally specializes milk . The specialization was necessary to avoid the excessive scaling of the breed. In general, the greater number of herds is located in areas particularly disadvantaged of mountains and hills . Today, thanks to the improved attitude to milk , also farms of some importance using the "new" strain of Italian Brown . In 1957 was founded the National Association of Brown Swiss Breeders ANARB Today the name is no longer Alpine Brown , but Brown .
- Posted 15/12/2014, 15:04The Brown Swiss bred in Italy is the Italian strain of Bruna Alpina, derived from the introduction of subjects including Swiss, Austrian and Bavarian part, have adjusted to our environment.
Andrea Vanelli - Posted 10/12/2014, 18:00The versatility of the breed is evident in the fact that, in addition to a high milk production, it has a good capacity for meat production: in males as heavy calves or bulls, females with good yields of the cows at the end of his career.
Guerreschi Marco - Posted 8/12/2014, 16:01The special qualities of hardiness, side by side with a strong attitude lattifera have favored the spread in many regions of Europe and America and differentiation of genetic strains adapted to specific environmental conditions. In Italy, the introduction of the Alpine Brown began around 1850 affecting the southern side of the Alps. Later it spread more and more in the Po Valley and, with the progress of the development of agriculture in central-south, across the peninsula and islands. Has often been used in crosses replacement with indigenous breeds
- Posted 3/12/2014, 11:44Volevo aggiungere un mio commento sulla storia in Inglese della vacca bruna:
" the farmers preferred in addition to the most imposing of the Swiss type and more rounded appearance also a number of aesthetic characteristics of all formal concerning not only the coat but also the color and the subtlety of the horns."