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! bgcolor=" pink" colspan=" 2" | Name binominal Boss taurus
or Boss primigenius taurus,
or Boss primigenius F. taurus
Linnaeus, 1758
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| Origin
| Portugal, Alentejo
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| Diffusion
| Main road
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| Size
| Large
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| Dress
| Linked red
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| Use
| Bouchère
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|} The alentejana is a bovine race Portuguese. The garvonesa is a race which is very strongly related for him.
Origin
It belongs to the red branch of the fair Rameau and red. It resembles much the Spanish Retinta of which it is cousin. She owes her name with the area of the Alentejo in the center of the country. Formerly important, manpower decreases. It suffered from the crossing with limousine S or Charolaise S. Portuguese agriculture with become aware of its genetic inheritance, and a plan is in the course of installation for the safeguard of the old races. The herd book goes back to 1970.
Morphology
It wears a beautiful linked red dress, mucous membranes color flesh and of long horns in open quadrant. The race garvonesa wears a red dress mahogany tree, with the very dark head and legs, almost black.
C' is a race of big size: 140 cm with the garrot for 600 kg in the cow and 155 cm for 950 kg in the bull.
Aptitudes
It is a race which formerly provided work of traction and meat. A current selection directs it towards a specilisation increased meat. A denomination of origin " edge alentejana" (meat of alentejana) was created.
C' is a high rustic race in extensive system in arid semi big spaces. It supports the scarcity of the estival food and reconstitutes its reserves well. The cow is a good mother who vèle without difficulties and raises her calf thanks to the richness of her milk. Its recognized qualities make it be required in crossing with races bouchères. To perennialize the system, it is then necessary to envisage breedings in pure race intended for the renewal of the mothers.
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