Santa Gertrudis cattle

Santa Gertrudis
Conservation status
  • worldwide: not at risk: 140 
  • United States: at risk/vulnerable
Country of originUnited States
Distributioninternational
Usebeef
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    750–1000 kg: 290 
  • Female:
    600–850 kg: 290 
Coatcherry-red
Horn statushorned or polled
  • Cattle
  • Hybrid Bos (primigenius) taurus/indicus

The Santa Gertrudis is an American breed of beef cattle. It is a taurine-indicine hybrid breed, descended from both zebu and European cattle. It was bred in the early twentieth century in Texas, and received official recognition in 1940. It has been exported to many countries including Australia, Brazil and South Africa, and has contributed to the development of a number of modern breeds, among them the Barzona: 290  and the Droughtmaster.: 721 

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