Criollo cattle

Breed of cattle

Criollo (or Creole) is a group of cattle breeds descended from Iberian stock imported to the Americas,[1] including among others[2][3]

  • In the Caribbean:
    • Cuban Criollo
    • Puerto Rican Criollo
  • In South America:
    • Argentine Criollo
    • Bolivian Criollo
    • Chinampo
    • Colombian Criollo
    • Crioulo (Chimarrão) types:[3]
      • Brazilian Polled
      • Caracu
      • Curraleio
      • Crioulo Lageano (Crioulo de Santa Catarina; Franqueiro)[3]
      • Pantaneiro
      • Polled Crioulo Pereira Camargo
    • Ecuador Criollo
    • Romosinuano
    • Uruguayan Criollo
    • Venezuelan Criollo
  • In Central America:
    • Barroso
    • Tropical Dairy Criollo (Criollo lechero tropical)
  • In North America:
    • Corriente a.k.a. Chinampo
    • Florida Cracker
    • Frijolillo
    • Pineywoods
    • Raramuri Criollo[4]
    • Texas Longhorn

References

  1. ^ Rouse, John E. (1977). The Criollo: Spanish cattle in the Americas (1st ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806114040.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c 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
  4. ^ 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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