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The Charolais is the second-most numerous cattle breed in France after the Holstein Friesian and is the most common beef breed in that country, ahead of the Limousin.At the end of 2014, France had 4.22 million head of Charolais, including 1.56 million cows, down 0.6% from a year earlier.
The Australian Charbray (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) is an Australian breed of cattle derived from a cross between the French Charolais cattle and American Brahman cattle.The charbray breed was first conceived in the United States of America in the 1930s and later introduced into Australia in 1969. [1]
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus ) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French. The list includes breeds from the overseas territories of France.
The European breed used in the formation of Canchim cattle was Charolais. [1] In 1922 the Ministry of Agriculture imported Charolais cattle to the State of Goias, where they remained till 1936, when they were transferred to São Carlos in the State of São Paulo, to the Canchim Farm of the Government Research Station, EMBRAPA.
A butcher's AOC has also been created: fin gras du Mézenc. This AOC was based on the reputation of Mezine fat cattle, but it was the Limousin, Aubrac and Charolais breeds that benefited, the AOC arriving too late to save the breed. The Bordeaux breed also succumbed to crossbreeding.
A USMARC long-term multi-breed study of Limousins, three British (Red Poll, Hereford, Aberdeen Angus) and five other continental European (Braunvieh, Pinzgauer, Gelbvieh, Simmental, Charolais) cattle breeds [67] reported that Limousin cattle were the most efficient and fastest of all breeds at converting feed into saleable meat even though ...
Charolais or Charollais may refer to: Charolais, France, a region and historic county of Burgundy, France; Charolais cattle, a breed of cattle; Charolais horse, an extinct horse breed; Charollais sheep, a breed of sheep; Charolais (cheese) , a French goat cheese