List of Brazilian cattle breeds

This is a list of cattle breeds considered in Brazil to be wholly or partly of Brazilian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Brazilian.

Name Other names, if any Notes Image
Angola[1]
Brazilian Gir[1]
Brazilian Milking Crossbred[2]: 139  Mestiço Leitiero Brasileiro
Canchim[1]
Cangaian[1]
Caracu[1]
Caracu Caldeano[1]
China[1]
Crioulo Lageano[1]
Crioulo do Sul[1] Brazilian Crioulo[2]: 139 
Curraleiro-Pé Duro[1]
Dairy Gir[1]
Franqueiro[3]: 202 
Girolando[1]
Guademar[1]
Guzerá[1]
Guzerá mocho[1]
Ibage[1]
Igarap[1]
Indu-Brasil[1]
Irece[1]
Javanês[1]
Junqueiro[1]
Lavinia[1]
Malabar[1]
Mantiqueira[1]
Mocho Nacional[1]
Nelore[1]
Nilo[1]
Pantaneiro[1]
  • Cuiabano
  • Tucura[3]: 201 
Patuá[1]
Pedreiro[1]
Pitangueiras[1]
Quinhentão[1]
Santa Gabriela[1]
Tabapuan[1]
Tatu[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Breed data sheet: Brazil, Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
  3. ^ a b Robert W. Wilcox (2017). Cattle in the Backlands: Mato Grosso and the evolution of ranching in the Brazilian tropics. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 9781477311141.