Criollo cattle
Criollo (syn. Creole) is a group of cattle breeds descended from Spanish stock imported to the Americas,[1] including among others[2][3]
- in the Caribbean
- the Cuban Criollo,
- the Puerto Rican Criollo,
- in South America
- the Argentine Criollo,
- the Bolivian Criollo,
- the Chinampo,
- the Colombian Criollo,
- the Crioulo cattle (syn. Chimarrão):[3]
- the Brazilian polled cattle,
- the Caracu,
- the Curraleio,
- the Crioulo Lageano (= Crioulo de Santa Catarina, Franqueiro)[3]
- the Pantaneiro,
- the Polled Crioulo Pereira Camargo,
- the Ecuador Criollo,
- the Romosinuano cattle,
- the Uruguayan Criollo,
- the Venezuelan Criollo
- in Central America
- the Barroso cattle,
- the Tropical Dairy Criollo (Criollo lechero tropical),
- in North America
- the Chinampo or Corriente cattle,
- the Florida cracker cattle,
- the Frijolillo cattle,
- the Pineywoods cattle,
- the Raramuri Criollo cattle,[4]
- the Texas Longhorn cattle.
References
- ↑ Rouse, John E. (1977). The Criollo: Spanish cattle in the Americas (1st ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0806114045.
- ↑ Appendices 1, “Cattle breeds by country,” and 2, “Breed names in local language and English,” supplementary material to Marleen Felius, Bert Theunissen, Johannes A Lenstra, “Conservation of cattle genetic resources: The role of breeds,” The Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 153, issue 01, January 2015, pp 152-162.
- 1 2 3 Mason, Ian Lauder: A world dictionary of livestock breeds, types and varieties. 4th edition. CAD International, Wallingford 1996, ISBN 0-85199-102-5, p. 32
- ↑ Anderson, Dean M., Rick E. Estell, Alfredo L. Gonzalez, Andres F. Cibils, and L A. Torell. "Criollo cattle: Heritage Genetics for Arid Landscapes." Rangelands 37.2 (2015): 62-67. Print.
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