Marinhoa

Breed of cattle

The Marinhoa is a cattle breed from Portugal.

A large animal with harmonious forms. Thick elastic and prominent skin; light brown coat, tending to straw; docile temperament; long and flat head; bulky but not large abdomen; long wide and deep back and topsides; muscled members, strong, with good angulation; dark mucous; small horns; sub-concave profile.

The breed region is circumscribed almost exclusively to the Central Portugal in Aveiro District.

  • "Bovinos \ Raça Marinhoa". Fotografias de Raças Autóctones (in Portuguese). Ruralbit Lda. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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These are the cattle breeds considered in Portugal to be wholly or partly of Portuguese origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Portuguese.
  • Alentejana
  • Algarvia
  • Arouquesa
  • Barrosã
  • Brava de Lide
  • Brava dos Açores
  • Cachena
  • Garvonesa
  • Jarmelista
  • Marinhoa
  • Maronesa
  • Mertolenga
  • Minhota
  • Mirandesa
  • Preta
  • Ramo Grande


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