Limia cattle

Limia
Conservation statusendangered
Country of originGalicia (Spain)
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    900 kg (2,000 lb)
  • Female:
    650 kg (1,400 lb)
Height
  • Male:
    148 cm
  • Female:
    140 cm
CoatWild type, i.e. reddish brown in cows, dark brown to black in bulls, with light dorsal stripe
Horn statusHorned
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

Limia, Spanish Limiana or in Galician raza Limiá, is a primitive cattle breed from the Province of Ourense in Galicia in northwest Spain, which in some features resembles the extinct aurochs.

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