"Meso istarskog goveda – boškarina/Meso istrskega goveda – boškarina", the meat of Istrian – Boškarin cattle, was included in the register of protected designations of origin as the third product protected jointly by Croatia and Slovenia.
Products registered under the protected designation of origin are most strongly linked with the place of production. They are agricultural products and wine whose production must entirely take place in a specific geographical area.
The meat of the Boškarin cattle is fresh meat left to ripen in controlled conditions for at least 15 days. It is obtained from the autochthonous Istrian cattle breed calved in the area of the Istrian peninsula, within the administrative borders of Istria County and a part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the Slovenian part of Istria.