Brava cattle
| Conservation status | FAO (2007): not at risk: 41 |
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| Country of origin | France |
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| Standard | Parc naturel régional de Camargue (in French) |
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| Coat | variable, usually black |
| Horn status | horned in both sexes |
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| semi-feral | |
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The Brava or Race de Combat is a French breed of domestic cattle raised in the Camargue, the delta of the Rhône in southern France. It is bred specifically for bull-fighting, either Spanish-style (on foot) or Portuguese-style (on horseback). It is one of two cattle breeds raised in semi-feral conditions in the Camargue: the other is the Raço di Biòu or Camargue breed, which is not a fighting breed but is used in a bloodless bull-sport, the course camarguaise. The Brava derives from Iberian fighting cattle imported in the nineteenth century, and may also be known as the Espagnole Brava.