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Luca ArzilliAssociazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana

GREEN WEEK "Nature – our health, our wealth“ Farming for diversity 4 June 2015 ‐ Brussels

Preservation and enhancement of the biodiversity of animal species in Tuscany






ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – local breeds

Tuscany has a wide variety of animal and plant species:

we have

twenty native breeds of different species,

in every province.

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – the bio‐territory



There is a direct relationship between the native breeds and its territory:

the age‐long presence of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs and donkeys

has patterned the Tuscan country and it continues to preserve it as we all know.



The presence of animals and people guarantees the preservation

of the environment, of our landscape,

the balance between the cultivated areas

and forest, rural roads, watercourses, nature and farmhouses.




The preservation and the development of biodiversity imply

the presence of farmers on the territory to ensure the maintenance

of the environmental conditions and the landscapes

that characterize Tuscany and its standard of living.




I deliberately omit in this presentation the scientific motivations

that require the presence of biodiversity, for example, the preservation of

genetic heritage, with greater resistance to diseases, the genetic variability that

is the basis of any work of genetic improvement and production, etc.




Let’s see the local breeds in Tuscany

RACE BOVINE PONTREMOLESE RACE BOVINE GARFAGNINA

PONY DE MONTERUFOLI

BREBIS POMARANCINA

BREBIS GARFAGNINA BIANCA

CHEVRE DE LA GARFAGNANA

RACE BOVINE CALVANA


BREBIS MASSESE

RACE BOVINE CHIANINA

RACE BOVINE MAREMMANA

BREBIS DELL’AMIATA

COCHON CINTA SENESE

COCHON MACCHIAIOLO MAREMMANO

RACE BOVINE ROMAGNOLA

CHEVAL MAREMMANO

CHEVAL APPENNINICO

BREBIS APPENNINICA

BREBIS ZERASCA

RACE BOVINE PISANA

ANE AMIATINO



CHEVRE DE MONTECRISTO

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – bovines



RACE BOVINE PONTREMOLESE RACE BOVINE PISANARACE BOVINE GARFAGNINA

RACE BOVINE ROMAGNOLA RACE BOVINE CALVANA

RACE BOVINE MAREMMANARACE BOVINE CHIANINA

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – sheep and goats



BREBIS ZERASCA

BREBIS MASSESE

BREBIS GARFAGNINA BIANCA

BREBIS POMARANCINA

BREBIS DELL’AMIATA BREBIS APPENNINICACHEVRE DE LA GARFAGNANA

CHEVRE DE MONTECRISTO

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – horses and donkeys



CHEVAL APPENNINICOPONY DE MONTERUFOLI

CHEVAL MAREMMANO

ANE AMIATINO

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – pigs



COCHON CINTA SENESE

COCHON MACCHIAIOLO MAREMMANO

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – actions of protection



The operations of biodiversity of animal species adopted in Tuscany are

based on economic support to breeders and on the initiatives

of the commercial promotions.

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – financial support to farmers



The economic support to the farmers is necessary to compensate, at

least in part, the higher production costs and especially the low

income from the sale of the products.

The local breeds have lower yield

than the global breeds.

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – financial support to farmers



The RDP – Rural Development Programme ‐ 2007‐2013 in Tuscany

paid about eight million euros to the breeders

of local breeds of limited diffusion.

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – the commercial use



At the same time, the Breeder Organization in Tuscany made marketing activities

to identify and promote the consumption of local products,

deriving from the native breeds.

It is using registered trademarks and PGI that meet

strict production rules.

ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY – identification trademarks and PGI





Well, thank you for your interest. I invite you to come to Italy to attend EXPO

in Milan, until the 31st of October. The theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for

Life" is very close to what we are discussing these days in Brussels.

And don’t forget to visit Tuscany! Have a nice day!

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