CATTLE
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CACHENA
CANADIENNE
CANARY ISLAND
CANCHIM
CARINTHIAN BLOND
CAUCASIAN
CHANNI
CHARBRAY
CHAROLAIS
CHIANGUS
CHIANINA
CHINAMPO
CHINESE BLACK&WHITE
CHOLISTANI
CORRIENTE
COSTEÑO CON CUERNOS
DAJAL
DAMASCUS
DAMIETTA
DANISH JERSEY
DANSIH RED
DANGI
DEONI
DEVON
DEXTER
DHANNI
DØLAFE
DRAKENSBERGER

CACHENA

This breed is similar to the Barrosa and is found in Entrino, South Orense and Galicia in Spain. 

The Cachena has a mature weight of the females of 255 kg and only 112 cm tall and males stand 114 cm and weigh 375 kg.


The Cachena is not a dwarf but a miniature with a well-proportioned body and big lyre-shaped horns.  These animals live on poor granite soil and are very hardy.

Reference:

Genus Bos: Cattle Breeds of the World, 1985, MSO-AGVET (Merck & Co., Inc.), Rahway, N.J.

Mason, I.L. 1996. A World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties. Fourth Edition. C.A.B International. 273 pp.

Photographs:

Profesor Asociado, Departamento de Agronomia, Universidad Nacional de Sur, 8000-Bahia Blanca, Argentina


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