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🇪🇸 The cattle breeds of Spain

9 breeds from Spain, best known first, across 50 towns, fairs and pastures.

Cattle town Fair or market Pasture Ranch country Sanctuary or reserve City

🇨🇭 Switzerland and 5 moreBraunvieh A large Alpine brown dairy breed from Switzerland, known for its strength and high milk yield.Taurine · Dairy · Rich milk

🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 moreCachena A small Iberian breed from northern Portugal and Galicia, kept for beef and formerly for draught work.Taurine · Beef · Docile

🇪🇸 SpainPajuna An endangered Andalusian breed, dark bulls and red-brown cows, once used for draught workTaurine · Draught · Cold-hardy

🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreAlbera A small cold-hardy breed of the Albera Massif, black or pale, used to clear scrubTaurine · Beef · Cold-hardy

🇪🇸 SpainMonchinaBehi montxina A small, horned mountain beef breed from Cantabria and the Basque Country of SpainTaurine · Beef

🇪🇸 SpainVianesa A dark brown beef breed from Galicia, kept in small herdsTaurine · Beef

🇫🇷 France and 4 moreBazadaiseVasadés (Gascon) A very large grey beef breed from Bazas in south-west France, once a timber-hauling oxTaurine · Beef · Marbled beef

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Cachena: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Braunvieh: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bazadaise: The original uploader was Cyrille BERNIZET at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Pajuna: DFoidl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Albera: Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Vianesa: Ocarteiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Monchina: Valledemena, Public domain, source

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