Guzerá

Guzerá
	Bull in Avaré
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk
Other names	Azulego; Kankrej; Guzerat;
Country of origin	Brazil
Distribution	Northeast Region; State of Goiás; State of Minas Gerais; State of Rio de Janeiro; State of São Paulo;
Use	meat; dual-purpose line;
Traits
Weight	Male: 900 kg; Female: 600 kg;
Coat	usually grey or white
Horn status	horned in both sexes; polled variant;
	Cattle; Hybrid Bos (primigenius) taurus/indicus;

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

References

^ Rischkowsky, Barbara; Pilling, Dafydd, eds. (2007). "Annex: Breeds currently recorded in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources" (PDF). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: FAO. ISBN 978-92-5-105762-9.
^ ^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.

[barb-1] Rischkowsky, Barbara; Pilling, Dafydd, eds. (2007). "Annex: Breeds currently recorded in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources" (PDF). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: FAO. ISBN 978-92-5-105762-9.

[dad-2] Breed data sheet: Guzera/Brazil. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2017.

[cabi-3] 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.

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