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Romagnola, n. Agric.
(rəʊməˈnjəʊlə, ‖ romaˈɲola)
[a. It. Romagnola: see Romagnol n. and a.]
A large Italian breed of cattle, orig. developed from Podolian cattle as a draught animal but now raised primarily for beef, characterized by a silver-grey hide with a white dorsal stripe; an animal of this breed.
[1912R. Lydekker Ox & its Kindred vi. 124 A very different type is presented by the cattle of the Roman Campagna, which are large, silver-grey animals, with a white dorsal stripe, usually a pale ring round the eye, and a straight profile. 1925Nat. Geographic Mag. XLVIII. 641/2 In Italy, especially in the district about Rome, one will see large, silver-gray cattle, with great horns, muscular and lean of flesh, commonly used for draft purposes. These are known as Roman or Campagna cattle.] 1937Animal Breeding Abstr. V. 391 The Romagnola and Tuscany breeds, originating probably from Lombard and Ostrogoth herds, show Podolian ancestry. 1970J. E. Rouse World Cattle I. i. 192 The Romagnola was developed as a draft animal in the lower Po valley..but..the breed is now raised primarily for beef. 1976Burnham-on-Sea Gaz. 20 Apr. (Advt.), The Quarkhill herds of Charolais, Chianina, Romagnola and Marchegiana cattle. 1980H. M. & D. M. Briggs Mod. Breeds Livestock (ed. 4) ix. 190 In contrast to the Chianina..the Romagnola are much shorter in leg. |