The aim of this analysis is to outline why and how technical innovations and the development of associations among breeders led the Italian Holstein-Friesian breed of cattle (Frisona Italiana), known primarily for its high milk yield, to became dominant in the ‘60s, surpassing other breeds, previously more widespread in Italy.
Marigliano, M., Innovations and associations in Italian dairy cattle breeding. The case study of the Frisona Italiana breed, in Lanero Taboas, D., Martiin, C., Prieto, L., Herment, L. (ed.), From Breeding and Feeding to Medicalization. Animal Farming, Veterinarization and Consumers in the Twentieth Century Western Europe, Brepols, Turnhout 2023: 135- 156 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/246115]
Innovations and associations in Italian dairy cattle breeding. The case study of the Frisona Italiana breed
Marigliano, Marco
2023
Abstract
The aim of this analysis is to outline why and how technical innovations and the development of associations among breeders led the Italian Holstein-Friesian breed of cattle (Frisona Italiana), known primarily for its high milk yield, to became dominant in the ‘60s, surpassing other breeds, previously more widespread in Italy.
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