Podolian cattle

Last updated February 02, 2026

Podolian cattle is a group of cattle breeds characterised by grey coats and upright and often long horns that are thought to have originated in the Podolian steppe.^[1]

Breeds in this group include:

Podolian Grey Steppe breeds from Eastern Europe
- Hungarian Grey / Hungarian Steppe cattle (Hungary)
- Slavonian-Syrmian Podolian (Croatia)
- Srem Podolian / Serbian Podolian (Serbia)
- Sura de Stepă / Romanian Grey (Romania)
- Ukrainian Grey / Ukrainian Steppe Cattle (Ukraine)
Podolian-Istrian breeds from Central Italy, Southern Italy and Istria (Croatia; Slovenia)
- Boškarin / Istrian cattle (Croatia; Slovenia)
- Maremmana (Italy)
- Podolica (Italy)
Podolian-Illyrian breeds from the Balkans and Anatolia
- Boz Irk / Anatolian Grey (Turkey)
- Iskar Grey / Bulgarian Grey (Bulgaria)
- Katerini cattle (Greece)
- Sykia cattle (Greece)
Podolian cattle from Northern Italy
- Romagnola / Romagnola cattle (Italy)

References

↑ Porter, Valerie; Alderson, Lawrence; Hall, Stephen J. G.; Sponenberg, D. Phillip (2016-03-09). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, 2 Volume Pack. CABI. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-84593-466-8.

External links

A.N.A.B.I.C.: Sulle Tracce delle Podoliche. On the Tracks of Podolic Grey Cattle.

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[1] Porter, Valerie; Alderson, Lawrence; Hall, Stephen J. G.; Sponenberg, D. Phillip (2016-03-09). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, 2 Volume Pack. CABI. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-84593-466-8.

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