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Els, Heleen C.

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Northwest Italy.
SIZE: Large.
COLOUR: Cows: White to light grey, Bulls: grey with dark forequarters.
PURPOSE: Beef/dairy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Excellently double muscled, bulls dress out at 60%. Selected for ease of calving, and calves are born quite slender but with age develop into double-muscled animals.

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Cattle breeds

Sustainable Development Goals

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Felius, M 1995, ‘Cattle breeds: an encyclopedia’, Misset, Doetinchem, pp.318.