Bazadais

A bazadais cow in its countryside.

The Bazadais (or Bazadaise) is a French breed of beef cattle.

History

This breed comes from ancient cattle bred in Bazas, a little town in the south of Bordeaux. It is probably related to Limousin or Blonde d'Aquitaine.

Morphology

The color is grey, with dark skin and pale nose and around the eyes.
Bulls average 1100kg[1] and cows 700kg for 140-145 cm tall.

Use

This breed was a draught breed for working in Bordeaux's grapevines. Since the Second World War it has become a beef breed. Cows have strong calves which grow fast on the cow's milk. It gives high quality meat. The famous "entrecôte à la bordelaise" owes its notoriety to this breed.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bazadais Cattle Society

Breed associations

External links

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