Rubia Gallega

Rubia Gallega
Rubia Gallega cattle at Garita de Erbeira, near Cape Ortegal
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk: 106 
Other names
  • Galician Blond
  • Galician: Rubia Galega
Country of originSpain
DistributionGalicia, principally the province of Lugo
StandardMAGRAMA (in Spanish)
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    1000 kg: 144 
  • Female:
    700 kg: 144 
Height
  • Male:
    145 cm: 144 
  • Female:
    135 cm: 144 
Skin colourpink
Coatred-blond, wheaten or cinnamon-coloured: 145 
Horn statushorned
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

The Rubia Gallega, Galician: Rubia Galega, is a breed of cattle native to the autonomous community of Galicia in north-western Spain. It is raised mainly for meat.: 143  It is distributed throughout Galicia, with about 75% of the population concentrated in the province of Lugo. The coat may be red-blond, wheaten, or cinnamon-coloured.: 145 

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