Marinhoa cattle

Marinhoa is a cattle breed from Portugal.

A large animal with harmonious forms. Thick elastic and prominent skin; light brown coat, tending to straw; docile temperament; long and flat head; bulky but not large abdomen; long wide and deep back and topsides; muscled members, strong, with good angulation; dark mucous; small horns; sub-concave profile.

The breed region is circumscribed almost exclusively to the Central Portugal in Aveiro District.

External links

• "Bovinos \ Raça Marinhoa" (in Portuguese). Fotografias de Raças Autóctones. Ruralbit Lda.. http://autoctones.ruralbit.com/?rac=24&esp=1. Retrieved 30 June 2011.