Raramuri Criollo

Raramuri Criollo
Conservation statusResearch
Country of originMexico
DistributionMexico and United States
UseBeef, conservation grazing
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    620 kg
  • Female:
    370 kg
Height
  • Male:
    132.80 cm
  • Female:
    122.05 cm
Skin colornude, black
Coatblack, black and white, white gray, dun, brindle, red, dark red, red and white, blonde, gold, red-brown
Horn statusLyre

The Rarámuri Criollo is a landrace biotype of Criollo cattle indigenous to the Sierra Tarahumara region of the Copper Canyon, Mexico. In 2005 a small group was introduced to the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) in New Mexico, in the United States for scientific study.