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The Pasiega is a traditional Spanish breed of red dairy cattle from the autonomous community of Cantabria in northern Spain. [2] [3] [4] It originated in the Valles Pasiegos in south-eastern Cantabria. The name derives from that of the Pas River, which flows through that region. [5]
Local name English name, if any Notes Image Albera: Alistana-Sanabresa: Almanzoreña: extinct: Asturiana de la Montaña: Asturian Mountain: Asturiana de los Valles: Asturian Valley
The Rubia Gallega, Galician: Rubia Galega, is a breed of cattle native to the autonomous community of Galicia in north-western Spain. It is raised mainly for meat. [3]: 143 It is distributed throughout Galicia, with about 75% of the population concentrated in the province of Lugo. [4] The coat may be red-blond, wheaten, or cinnamon-coloured.
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
The Red Angus is an international breed of beef cattle characterised by a reddish-brown coat colour. It derives from the Scottish Aberdeen Angus population and is identical to it in all but coat colour. Red Angus are registered separately from black Angus cattle in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. [4]
The Frankeston Red is the first breed of cattle in the world created in the 21st Century by the scientist director of the Frankeston project, Dr. Francisco A. Restom Bitar; a specialist in human and animal genetics, and his team at the Bovine Genetic Experimental Center Remanso Caribe (Centro de Experimentación Genética Bovina Remanso Caribe in Spanish) located in the municipality of Arjona ...
Cattle are large artiodactyls, mammals with cloven hooves, meaning that they walk on two toes, the third and fourth digits. Like all bovid species, they can have horns, which are unbranched and are not shed annually. [5] Coloration varies with breed; common colors are black, white, and red/brown, and some breeds are spotted or have mixed colors ...
The breed was developed in Denmark based on local breeds bred with Angeln cattle [4] from Angeln, Schleswig.Danish Red cattle (and, earlier, Angeln cattle) have been imported to many other countries and have been used to improve and form many local breeds, [5] such as Lithuanian Red, Estonian Red, [6] Latvian Red, Polish Red, Belarus Red, [7] [8] Tambov Red (Russian Red), Bulgarian Red, etc.