Country
Specie
ISO3
ESP
Language
sp.
Other name
Cachena
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Adaptability to specific environment
The breed is well adapted to hot and dry summers as well as cold and wet winters. The animals are known for their rusticity and thrive in mountainous areas on poor soils and are able to make use of thicker resource.
Special characteristic of product
This breed is producing quality meat.
Color comments
uni coloured: chestnut with black mucous membranes, hooves and tips of horns: white halo around nose and mouth:
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
2
Horn shape size and comments
large high-lyred horns
Wither height males
115
Wither height females
110
Weight males
550.00
Weight females
350.00
Other specific visible traits
elipometric, concave head profile and harmonic body proportions
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
2000
Domestication status
domestic
Description of origin
indigenous breed, Bos taurus primigenius mauritanicus
Import
from Barroçao
Location within country
Mountains of the Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés´s Natural Park, Ourense, Galicia
Local cryo conservation status
Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Vulnerable
