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PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE Pictured Above Istinto.. Imported From Italy In The Early 1980’S Progressive cattle breeders worldwide are recognizing the value of the Piedmontese breed. High fertility levels, calving ease, high feed efficiency, and climate adaptability make Piedmontese attractive to a wide range of producers. The superior genetics of Piedmontese cattle provide high dressing percentages, high cutability, and higher meat to bone ratio with increased size of rib-eyes and choice cuts and decreased trim and waste. Consumers select Piedmontese beef for it’s nutritional benefits including lower fat and cholesterol while enjoying a product that is tender and flavorful. Breed Origins Piedmontese have an interesting history that began in the secluded Piedmont region of northwest Italy, an area naturally protected by the Alps mountain range. This area was populated with an ancient European breed of cattle known as Auroch [ Bos Primigenius ]. Descendants of the Aurochs and other domestic European cattle common to the more temperate zones belong to the species of bovine known as Bos Taurus . Approximately 25,000 years ago another breed of cattle, known as Zebu [ Bos Indicus ], common in tropical areas such as India and Africa, began a massive migration from Pakistan. The trailblazers of this migration where compelled to stop in the valleys of the Piedmont region, taking advantage of the natural Alpine barriers. The Zebu are characterized by a hump of fleshy tissue over the withers that can sometimes weigh as much as 40 to 50 lbs (18.1 to 22.6 kg), a very large dewlap, large drooping ears and a voice that is more of a grunt than a low. While unique in physical appearance, the Bos Indicus family of cattle are hardy animals that have greater resistance to certain diseases and parasites than the descendants of Bos Taurus, allowing them to thrive in areas that make survival difficult for other species of cattle. These two distinct breeds, the Auroch and the Zebu, blended and evolved in the harsh mountain terrain over thousands of years to become the Piedmontese breed. In 1886, it was the ABOUT PIEDMONTESE Consumers Select Piedmontese Beef For It’s Nutritional Benefits Including Lower Fat And Cholesterol While Enjoying A Product That Is Tender And Flavorful. appearance of double-muscling in Piedmontese cattle that attracted the attention of breeders, who had the foresight to recognize the enormous potential of this development. The first Italian Herdbook was opened in 1887 and breeding programs designed to improve the herd and eliminate detrimental aspects associated with double-muscling were put in place. The Myostatin gene was discovered over one hundred years later. It is this gene, that occurs naturally in all mammals, that restricts muscle growth. However, in the case of Piedmontese cattle, the gene naturally mutated resulting in the unrestricted muscle development known as double-muscling. In fact, muscle development in Piedmontese cattle averages 14 percent higher than in most other breeds. The Myostatin gene also helps to provide the consistent tenderness of Piedmontese beef. The first Piedmontese animals exported to North America arrived in Saskatchewan, Canada in the fall of 1979. These animals included one bull, BRINDISI, and four females, BANANA, BIBA, BISCA, and BINDA. The following year, five more bulls, including CAPTAIN, CHAMP, CORALLO, CAMINO, and DOMINGO arrived in Canada. Then in the early 1980’s five animals were imported from Italy to the United States. These animals included bulls ISTINTO, IMBUTO, and IOSE as well as two cows, INDIA and GAZZA. It was all of these imported animals that served as the original genetic base for the Piedmontese breed in North America. Piedmontese cattle are Italy’s most popular breed and their numbers are growing worldwide. Breeders around the globe including producers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Holland, Mexico, Poland, and New Zealand are actively engaged in breeding Piedmontese cattle. In 1984 the Piedmontese Association of the United States (PAUS) was organized. In 1987 PAUS incorporated, since then we’ve recorded over 12,000 animals in our registration database. courtesy of www.pauscattle.org FALL 2008 PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE 21
FOR YOUR INFORMATION PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE Keith Schnese, Golden Glow Farm, Wild Rose, Wisconsin, answers questions from visitors to the Piedmontese Cattle Exhibit at the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Beef Tent at Farm Technology Days, Country Aire Farms, Brown County, Wisconsin, July 15, 2008 Piedmontese Cattle at 2008 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Piedmontese Cattle at 2008 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Piedmontese Cattle received a boost in publicity and breed recognition at the 55th Annual Farm Technology Days at Country Aire Farms, Brown County, Wisconsin, July 15-18, 2008. The Wild Rose Cattle Consortium, represented by Golden Glow Farm, Shear’s Sires and Narrows Creek Piedmontese, all of Wisconsin, provided an effective Piedmontese Cattle display and exhibit, and distributed hundreds of pieces of informational literature as part of the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association’s Beef Tent at the FTD. Promotional literature for the show was provided by ANABORAPI, Jeff-Leen Farm, Laura’s Lean, Montana Ranch, NAPA, and PAUS. In addition, representatives from Laura’s Lean and Jeff-Leen Farm, Random Lake, Wisconsin, attended the exhibit and provided visitors with first hand information about the need for Piedmontese Cattle in their beef marketing efforts. The main message to the show visitors concerned the demand for increasingly greater numbers of 50% Piedmontese feeder calves for the Laura’s Lean, Montana Range and local Wisconsin lean beef markets. The theme for the 2008 Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Beef Tent was “From the Pasture to the Plate,” and representatives from 11 Beef breeds displayed animals and answered questions for Farm Technology Days visitors. The Piedmontese display received a great deal of attention, both to the presence of Piedmontese breeders in the immediate area, and to the Champion cow on display, 2006 Milwaukee World Beef Expo Cow-Calf Cow Champion. (She gave autographs on request!) Many visitors to the Piedmontese Exhibit in the Beef tent had questions about converting to beef operations from small dairy operations, and about switching to grass fed beef operations. The participating members from the Wild Rose Cattle Consortium had good news and encouraging answers to offer these visitors, said Keith Schnese, owner of Golden Glow Farm and exhibit supervisor for the Piedmontese booth. He reported that the interest level and awareness of the Piedmontese breed is increasing among beef producers, and that knowledgeable beef breeders were impressed by the measurable results from the breed improvement program instituted by ANABORAPI in 1990. Billed as the nation’s largest outdoor ag show, Farm Technology Days included more than 600 commercial and educational exhibitors in a ‘tent city’ filling a 60 acre show site, along with large equipment demonstrations on the neighboring 400 acres. Visitors to the show may number 15 to 30 thousand per day, from Wisconsin and neighboring states. Unseasonal heavy rains ended the show earlier than scheduled, but Schnese said that the participation in this very large ag show provided an excellent opportunity to communicate the economic demand for Piedmontese cross cattle to the beef producer of Wisconsin and nearby states. 22 PIEDMONTESE | PROFILE FALL 2008
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