Corriente

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Corriente
FAO (2007): not listed[1]: 125 
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  • DAD-IS (2023): unknown[2]
    • Country of originUnited States
    Userodeo; beef
    Traits
    Weight
    • Male:
      454 kg (1000 lb)
    • Female:
      363 kg (800 lb)
    Coatblack, brindle, paint
    Horn statuslong, forward-curving
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus
    • Cow in California

    The Corriente is an American

    Conquistadores, and introduced in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to various parts of what is now Mexico.[3]
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    A

    breed association, the North American Corriente Association, was formed in 1982.[4]
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    History

    Iberian cattle were brought to the Americas by the

    Conquistadores, and were introduced in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to various parts of what is now Mexico.[3]: 243  From these the various types or breeds of Criollo Mexicano have developed.[3]
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    Small cattle for use in

    Florida Scrub cattle and other similar cattle from Louisiana.[8]
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    In 2010 the number of breeding cows was 1127. In 2016 there were 114 breeders of the Corriente.[3]: 159 

    Characteristics

    Like other

    single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping study in 2013 found the level of zebuine introgression in the Corriente to be approximately 10%, not significantly different from that seen in the Colombian Romosinuano and the Texas Longhorn.[9]
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    The Corriente is small, with an average weight of 363 kg for cows and 454 kg for bulls.[3]: 159  It is lean, agile and athletic.[3]: 159  The horns come straight out and then curve forward and often slightly upward;[citation needed] they are heavy but not particularly long. The coat may be of any color but pure white.[3]: 159  Solid, brindle and paint colors are seen.[2]

    Use

    The Corriente is primarily used for rodeo sports such as

    Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity.[11]

    References

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corriente cattle.
    1. ISBN 9789251057629
      . Archived 23 June 2020.
    2. ^ a b Breed data sheet: Corriente / United States of America (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2023.
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      ISBN 9781780647944
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      ISBN 9781789241532
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    5. ISBN 9789054390176
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    6. ISBN 9780806110233
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    7. ^ History of Corriente. North American Corriente Association. Accessed January 2023.
    8. ^ a b c Corriente New Member Brochure. North American Corriente Association. Archived 31 August 2013.
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      doi:10.1073/pnas.1303367110
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    10. doi:10.1016/j.rala.2015.01.006
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    11. ^ a b Corriente Cattle. Ark of Taste. Bra, Cuneo: Fondazione Slow Food per la Biodiversità Onlus. Accessed January 2023.
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