Siboney de Cuba
| Other names | Siboney |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Cuba |
| Distribution |
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The Siboney de Cuba is a Cuban
Santa Gertrudis), which are grouped with the Siboney under the name Cebú Lechero.[5]
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In 2003 the Siboney was the principal dairy breed of Cuba.[6]: 13
History
The Siboney was developed from the 1960s to improve the milk yields of the hardy but poor yielding zebu by incorporating genes from the more productive but also more frail Holstein.[7]
Use
A milk yield of 2897 kg per lactation was reported for the Siboney in 1995.[8]: 1295
References
- ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Siboney de Cuba / Cuba (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2024.
- ^ Transboundary breed: Siboney. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2024.
- . (subscription required).
- ISBN 9781780647944.
- ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 10 January 2017.
- ^ M.A. Suárez, I. Zubizarreta, T. Pérez (2009). Interacción genotipo ambiente en ganado bovino Siboney de Cuba = Genotype by environment interaction in Siboney de Cuba cattle (in Spanish). Livestock Research for Rural Development. 21 (9): 31.
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