Pantaneiro

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Pantaneiro
Conservation status
FAO (2007): endangered[1]: 12 
Other names
  • Crioulo pantaneiro[2]
  • Cuiabano[3]: 1610 
  • Tucara[2]
  • Tucura[2]
Country of originBrazil
DistributionPantanal region
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    375 kg[2]
  • Female:
    290 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    126 cm[2]
  • Female:
    119 cm[2]
  • Hybrid Bos (primigenius) taurus/indicus

    • The Pantaneiro is a cattle breed from the Pantanal region of Brazil, where it has been raised for more than three hundred years. It is now considered to be at risk of extinction.

    History

    The Pantaneiro derives from Spanish cattle brought to the Americas by the

    taurine.[3]
    : 1610 

    The Pantaneiro was the principal breed of the Pantanal for several centuries. It is now considered to be at risk of extinction.[4]: 67  In 2003 a population of less than 1000 was reported.[2]

    Characteristics

    The Pantaneiro is a small breed; the coat is short, and brown or reddish-brown in colour, with a tendency to lighten on the back.[3]: 1610 [5] It is well adapted to the extreme climatic conditions of the Pantanal region, which is characterised by high temperatures and periods both of flooding and high humidity, and of drought. The cattle are rustic and hardy, capable of surviving periods of food scarcity, and resistant to some diseases.[6]: 2 

    References

    1. ISBN 9789251057629
      . Accessed May 2016.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g h Breed data sheet: Pantaneiro/Brazil. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2016.
    3. ^
      doi:10.1590/S0100-204X2006001100006
    4. ISBN 9788587479211
      .
    5. ISSN 0102-7727
      . Page 3.
    6. ISSN 0102-7727
      .


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