Piemontese Cattle Breed
The Piemontese Cattle Breed, locally called "la bianca" (for its white coat), is a Slowfood Presidium, benefiting from the support offered by this association to the breeders who do use non-intensive production methods.
It is a very ancient breed which, as far as number of heads is concerned, leads the group of the Italian autochthonous breeds.
With a medium stature, after a long selection process Piemontese Cow passed from its triple aptitude - work, meat, and milk - to the only meat production for the high butchering yield, the quality of the cuts, the homogeneous distribution of fat, and the ability to transform very well fodder into meat.
In our Alps, it is easy to find heads that have maintained the twofold aptitude and therefore can also produce milk: the quantity is not too high, but the quality is excellent.
