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THE BARROSO CATTLE OF GUATEMALA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

R. A. Melgar
R. A. Melgar
Affiliation:
Romeo Solano and Jorge De Alba CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica
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Summary

The Barroso cattle of Guatemala was developed on the Pacific coast of Guatemala as a dualpurpose breed suited to a tropical environment. Numbers are fast diminishing but one large herd remains where certain measurements were made to describe the breed.

Resume

Les bovins Barroso de la cote pacifique du Guatemala sont une race A deux fins adaptée au milieu tropical. Leur nombre diminue rapidement, mais il subsiste un grand troupeau dans lequel ont été faites certaines mensurations pour décrire la race.

Resumen

El vacuno Barroso de Guatemala se desarrollo en la costa pacífica de país, como raza de doble finalidad, adaptable al medio tropical. El número de cabezas esta disminuyendo rápidamente pero existe todavía un nato grande donde se efectuaron algunas mediciones para describer la raza.

Type
Research Articles
Information
Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales , Volume 4 , April 1985 , pp. 15 - 18
Copyright
Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1985

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De Alba, J. and Carrera, C. 1958. Selección del Ganado Criollo Lechero Tropical. Comunicaciones de Turrialba No. 10.Google Scholar
Melgar, R.A. 1984. Caracterización fenotípica del ganado Criollo Barroso Salmeca de Guatemala. Tesis presentada a la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnica de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. 40 p.Google Scholar