Criollo cattle

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Criollo or Creole cattle are those cattle in the Americas which descend from Iberian stock brought to the region by the conquistadores in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. [1]

List of breeds

Breeds include: [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Rouse, John E. (1977). The Criollo: Spanish cattle in the Americas (1st ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN   978-0806114040.
  2. ↑ Appendices 1, “Cattle breeds by country,” and 2, “Breed names in local language and English,” supplementary material to Marleen Felius, Bert Theunissen, Johannes A Lenstra, “Conservation of cattle genetic resources: The role of breeds,” The Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 153, issue 01, January 2015, pp 152-162.
  3. 1 2 3 Mason, Ian Lauder: A world dictionary of livestock breeds, types and varieties. 4th edition. CABI, Wallingford 1996, ISBN   0-85199-102-5, p. 32
  4. ↑ Anderson, Dean M., Rick E. Estell, Alfredo L. Gonzalez, Andres F. Cibils, and L A. Torell. "Criollo cattle: Heritage Genetics for Arid Landscapes." Rangelands 37.2 (2015): 62-67. Print.


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