- Bazadais
The Bazadais is a French breed of
beef cattle .History
This breed comes from ancient cattle bred in
Bazas , a little town in the south ofBordeaux . It is probably related to Limousin orBlonde d'Aquitaine .Morphology
The color is grey, with dark skin and pale nose and around the eyes. Bulls average 1100kg [ [http://www.bazadaisaustralia.com/breed.htm Australian Bazadais Cattle Society] ] and cows 700kg for 140-145 cm tall.
Use
This breed was a draught breed for working in Bordeaux's
grapevine s. Since theSecond World War it has become a beef breed. Cows have strong calves which grow fast on the cow's milk. It gives high quality meat. The famous "entrecôte à la bordelaise" owes its notoriety to this breed.References
External links
* [http://www.inapg.inra.fr/dsa/especes/bovins/bazadais.htm bazadais] .
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