- Pantaneiro cattle
Pantaneiro cattle are a breed of cattle developed in the Pantanal region of
Brazil and adapted to the local climate. Imported Spanish and Portuguese cattle have become crossed with Zebu bulls. [ Tenuta, JA. Pantanal. A piece of Brazil. (Portuguese/English) R&F Editora, 2004. p. 67.] [cite journal
author = Érica Cunha Issa; Wilham Jorge; José Robson Bezerra Sereno
date =
year = 2005
month = November
title = Cytogenetic and molecular analysis of the Pantaneiro cattle breed.
journal = Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
volume = 41
issue = 11
pages = 1609–1615
publisher = Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation – EMBRAPA, affiliated to Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply.
location = Brasília
issn = 0100-204X.0100-204X
doi = 10.1590/S0100-204X2006001100006
url = http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2006001100006
language = English, Portuguese
format = online
accessdate = 2008-03-01.
quote = "More than three centuries of adaptation to the native pastures of the flood plains of Pantanal conferred the Pantaneiro bovine with rusticity, high fertility and the ability to survive under conditions of water and food stress." ] They are light grey in colour with dark ears and muzzle. They are also known as Cuiabano or Tucura.References
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List of breeds of cattle External links
* [http://www.jczinn.com/Central%20and%20South%20America/Brazil/Fauna/slides/cattle_5406w.html] Photos of Pantaneiro cattle from Janet Zinn photography.
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