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.
External links
- "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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