Turkeys: Nero d'Italia
Origin, diffusion and economic characteristics It is a turkey whose selection was made by a group of Lombard breeders who, by operating a sort of counter-selection aimed at reducing the size of the animals, managed to obtain small-sized animals. Although recently selected, Nero dItalia refers to a population of black turkeys widespread in northern Italy and prior to the introduction of the American Bronzed turkey, as confirmed by bibliographic sources (Cortese M.