Minhota

The Minhota or Galega[1] is a cattle breed from Portugal. The Brazilian Caracu breed is derived from the Minhota.[2]

Description

CORPULANCE - Median.

SKELETON - Strong and well covered with muscles.

SKIN - Thick, inelastic, covered with hair straight, short, thick and rough.

COAT - More or less reddish, marbled with natural openings.

HEAD - A bit long under the eyes, usually more right than on the convex bevel, wide forehead and slightly convex.

CORNER - Medium size, elliptical section, white, flushed with the tips, going out almost horizontally to the sides, turning from a little behind, then turned forward and with the tips up and turned inside out at the last third of its length.

BROW- Little salient.

SCREWDRIVER PALBEBRAL - Slightly oblique.

EYES - Surface expression and vaguely sad.

EARS - High insertion, regular size and labeled on the inside with thick hair and long.

FACES - Long and triangular.

CHAMFER - usually straight, long, welded to the nose in circular dome.

MUZZLE - Short and slightly convex on the outer edges.

NECK - Short, thick, slightly drooping, some dewlap, slightly on top, but rather on the breastplate;

WITHERS - Slightly protruding.

RIBCAGE - high, but slightly arched.

BACK - Almost straight and long.

CHEST - Largo.

SHOULDERS - Broad and muscular.

BELLY - A little bulky.

CROUP - High, the protruding hips and muscular.

BUTTOCKS - Almost straight and regularly developed.

TAIL - Long, set high and regularly hairy.

UDDER - Regularly shaped and developed,

PROFILE - Rectilinear the convex

MEMBERS - Tall, slightly protruding from joints, terminated by large claws and strong.

Extension

The breed is almost exclusive to northern Portugal in Viana do Castelo District in Minho.

References
  1. "Site de raças autóctones de Portugal: Raça Minhota ou Galega". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  2. Aristeu Mendes Peixoto, Francisco Ferraz de Toledo. Enciclopédia agrícola brasileira: C-D, Volumen 2. EdUSP, 1998. ISBN 8531404606


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