Mezzalina. Image source: Unknown photographer, “Rossa Siciliana (Mezzalina),” The late 20th century. Accessed via https://eng.agraria.org/cattle/rossasiciliana.htm
Metadata
Conservation Status
Not extinct
Place of Breeding
Sicily, southern Italy
Variety
upland variety of Sicilian
Extinction Reason
Absorbed by the Modicana
References
Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.
Porter, V., Alderson, L., Hall, S. J. G., & Sponenberg, D. P. (2016). Mason’s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding: 2 Volume Pack (1st ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI.
