ate ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : EC ▁ 4 . 2 . 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁March ig iana ▁is ▁a ▁bre ed ▁of ▁cattle ▁native ▁to ▁Italy . ▁Origin ating ▁specifically ▁in ▁the ▁Mar che ▁region , ▁the ▁March ig iana ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁bre ed ▁kept ▁for ▁be ef ▁today . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁b red ▁for ▁draft ▁work ▁as ▁ox en . ▁ ▁The ▁March ig iana ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁by ▁crossing ▁native ▁Pod ol ian ▁cattle ▁with ▁the ▁Ch ian ina ▁and ▁Rom agn ola ▁bre eds . ▁Today , ▁it ▁still ▁be ars ▁a ▁close ▁confirm ational ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁the ▁Ch ian ina , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁tall . ▁March ig iana ▁cattle ▁make ▁up ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁be ef ▁her d ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁export ed ▁intern ation ally ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁The ▁cattle ▁are ▁fast - m aturing , ▁horn ed , ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁short ▁white / gre y ▁coat . ▁They ▁occasionally ▁exhib it ▁double ▁mus cling . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁bre eds ▁of ▁cattle ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁American ▁International ▁March ig iana ▁Society ▁ ▁Video ▁of ▁March ig iana ▁H erd book ▁show ▁ ▁Category : C attle ▁bre eds ▁origin ating ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : C attle ▁bre