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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.
Charbray cattle were first bred in order to achieve the high growth rate and maturity of the Charolais cattle with the hardiness of the Brahmans, ensuring easy calving and decent weight gain. [7] This is achieved through the process of cross breeding the French Charolais bull with the American Brahman cow in order to improve growth, beef ...
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Saleable meat yield was an average 34.9% of live weight for the three British cattle breeds, compared with 40.4% for the five other continental European breeds, and 46.0% for Limousins, for two market end points of 225 kg saleable meat at 8mm fat trim, and 210 kg saleable meat at 0mm fat trim.
Villard-de-Lans milk-fed calves are renowned for their excellent taste. The animals have a respectable growth rate: they weigh around 161 kg at 120 days and 232 kg at 210 days, compared with 178 kg and 292 kg respectively of Charolais cattle. Villard-de-Lans meat is renowned for its finesse and flavor.
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.
A Holstein Friesian bull A Charolais bull. A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) ... Adult bulls may weigh between 500 and 1,000 kg (1,100 and 2,200 lb). Most are ...
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.