The Romagnola breed of cattle drives from the Bos primigenius podolicus, a wild ox which lived on the Italian peninsula and, to a great extent also from the Bos primigenius nomadicus, a bovine originating in the Euro-Asian steppes, which came to Italy during the fourth century A.D. with the Gothic invasion led by Aginulf.

The Romagnola therefore combines the characteristics of both major types of Aurochs, the ancient wild cattle which were the forebears of the modern Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus cattle breeds.

For centuries the main purpose of these animals was to assist man in tilling the fertile plains, with the production of beef as a secondary consideration.

The fertile soils and high quality forage contributed significantly to the evolution towards a progressively more muscular type while the continued use of Romagnola as living tractors ensured their structural soundness and dynamic traits.

The fertile soils and high quality forage contributed significantly to the evolution towards a progressively more muscular type while the continued use of Romagnola as living tractors ensured their structural soundness and dynamic traits.

International interest in the Romagnola has been steadily increasing since the first cattle left Italy for Scotland in the early 1970s.

Today the breed is present in the Great Britain, Ireland, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa.

The international distribution is living proof of the breed's genetic potential. The Romagnola is popular because it has passed severe testing under widely varying environmental and market conditions.

Italy retains the world genetic leadership because it still has greater numbers of Romagnola than any other country and because of the number of bloodlines in Italy which are yet to be exploited by overseas breeders. These bloodlines are of paramount importance for the consolidation of the position the breed has reached at home and overseas.

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