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

GASCON

This breed is found in the region of Gascony in southwest France and is related to the Blonde d' Aquitaine and the Piedmontese.
There are two type of Gascon cattle recognized, à muqueuses noires and aréolé.  These two varieties were combined in 1955 into a single herdbook.

This breed has been developed into a beef breed that is widely used in its native region.  Mature cows weigh 500 kg and stand 135 cm at the shoulder; bulls average 145 cm in height and 850 kg in weight.

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:

Pierre Bonard, Ch. des Brulees 54, CH - 1093 La Conversion, Switzerland.

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BREEDS
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DROUGHTMASTER
DULONG
DUTCH BELTED
DUTCH FRIESIAN
EAST ANATOLIAN RED
ENDERBY ISLAND
ENGLISH LONGHORN
ESTONIAN RED
EVOLÈNE
FIGHTING BULL
FJALL
FLORIDA CRACKER
GALICIAN BLOND
GALLOWAY
GAOLAO
GASCON
GELBRAY
GELBVIEH
GERMAN ANGUS
GERMAN RED PIED
GIR
GLAN
GLOUCESTER
GREEK SHORTHORN
GRONINGEN WHITEHEAD
GUERNSEY
GUZERAT