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{{short description|Brazilian breed of indicine cattle}} |
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| name = Guzerá |
| name = Guzerá |
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| image = Guzerá macho - EMAPA 100307 REFON 1.jpg |
| image = Guzerá macho - EMAPA 100307 REFON 1.jpg |
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| image_alt = a humped grey bull with dark head and foreparts, dark legs, and dark rump and tail |
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| image_caption = Bull in [[Avaré]] |
| image_caption = Bull in [[Avaré]] |
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| status = {{nobreak|[[FAO]] (2007): not at risk{{r|barb|page=144}}}} |
| status = {{nobreak|[[FAO]] (2007): not at risk{{r|barb|page=144}}}} |
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| altname = {{ubl|Azulego|Kankrej|Guzerat}} |
| altname = {{ubl|Azulego|Kankrej|Guzerat}} |
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| country = Brazil |
| country = Brazil |
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| distribution = {{ubl|[[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast Region]]|State of [[Goiás]]|State of [[Minas Gerais]]|State of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]]|State of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]}} |
| distribution = {{ubl|[[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast Region]]|State of [[Goiás]]|State of [[Minas Gerais]]|State of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]]|State of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]}} |
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| use = {{ubl|meat|dual-purpose line}} |
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| maleweight = 900 kg{{r|dad}} |
| maleweight = 900 kg{{r|dad}} |
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| femaleweight = 600 kg{{r|dad}} |
| femaleweight = 600 kg{{r|dad}} |
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| coat = usually grey or white{{r|cabi|page=193}} |
| coat = usually grey or white{{r|cabi|page=193}} |
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| horn = horned in both sexes |
| horn = {{ubl|horned in both sexes|[[polled livestock|polled]] variant}} |
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| subspecies = hybrid |
| subspecies = hybrid |
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The '''Guzerá''' or '''Guzerat''' is a Brazilian [[list of cattle breeds|breed]] of [[domestic cattle]]. It derives from [[cross-breeding]] of Indian [[Kankrej]] cattle, imported to Brazil from 1870 onwards, with local [[Crioulo (cattle)|Crioulo]] |
The '''Guzerá''' or '''Guzerat''' is a Brazilian [[list of cattle breeds|breed]] of [[domestic cattle]]. It derives from [[cross-breeding]] of Indian [[Kankrej]] cattle, imported to Brazil from 1870 onwards, with local [[taurine cattle|taurine]] [[Crioulo (cattle)|Crioulo]] cattle of European origin.{{r|cabi|page=193}} The name is a Portuguese spelling of that of the western Indian state of [[Gujarat]].{{r|cabi|page=193}} |
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== See also == |
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The [[herd-book]] for the breed was started in 1938; in it, a dual-purpose (meat and dairy) line is distinguished from the beef type, and a [[polled livestock|polled]] variant is also distinguished. In 2010 there were approximately {{nobreak|92 000}} head registered, constituting some 3.5% of the total number of indicine cattle in Brazil.{{r|cabi|page=193}} |
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* [[Red Sindhi]] |
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*[[Kankrej]] |
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The Guzerá was one of the principal breeds from which the American [[Brahman (cattle)|Brahman]] developed in the twentieth century.{{r|cabi|page=137}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{commonscat|Guzerá}} |
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<ref name=barb>Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/a1250e.pdf ''The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture'']. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9789251057629}}. Accessed August 2017.</ref> |
<ref name=barb>Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Animal%20Genetic%20Resources/List_breeds.pdf List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources], annex to [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/a1250e.pdf ''The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture'']. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9789251057629}}. Accessed August 2017.</ref> |
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<ref name=cabi>Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google. |
<ref name=cabi>Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ ''Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding''] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.</ref> |
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<ref name=dad>[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=85372d7975722114dae003543a8bc3a2,reportsreport8a_50000718 Breed data sheet: Guzera/Brazil]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2017.</ref> |
<ref name=dad>[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=85372d7975722114dae003543a8bc3a2,reportsreport8a_50000718 Breed data sheet: Guzera/Brazil]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2017.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 15 January 2024
 Bull in Avaré | |
| Conservation status | FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 144 |
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| Country of origin | Brazil |
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| Coat | usually grey or white[3]: 193 |
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The Guzerá or Guzerat is a Brazilian breed of domestic cattle. It derives from cross-breeding of Indian Kankrej cattle, imported to Brazil from 1870 onwards, with local taurine Crioulo cattle of European origin.[3]: 193 The name is a Portuguese spelling of that of the western Indian state of Gujarat.[3]: 193
The herd-book for the breed was started in 1938; in it, a dual-purpose (meat and dairy) line is distinguished from the beef type, and a polled variant is also distinguished. In 2010 there were approximately 92 000 head registered, constituting some 3.5% of the total number of indicine cattle in Brazil.[3]: 193
The Guzerá was one of the principal breeds from which the American Brahman developed in the twentieth century.[3]: 137
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- ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed August 2017.
- ^ a b Breed data sheet: Guzera/Brazil. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.