Country
Specie
ISO3
MEX
Description
The name of the Charbray breed derives from the combination of the names of the two breeds that give it origin, which are Charolais and Brahman.
Transboundary name
Charbray
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Locally adapted
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Color comments
The Charbray red is a white to soft colour breed .
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1997
Description of origin
Charbray cattle are a synthetic breed (5/8 Charolais - 3/8 Zebu). It is considered that this breed had its origin in Mexico from the 1940s, although its formal recognition did not occur until the 1990s.
Year of origin
1940
Location within country
It is located mainly in desert, semi-desert, subtropical and tropical areas of Mexico, with a greater presence in the states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Tabasco, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Veracruz, where 87% of the registered population is concentrated.
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Vulnerable
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
