Criollo cattle

Criollo (syn. Creole) is a group of cattle breeds descended from Spanish stock imported to the Americas,^[1] including among others^[2][3]

• in the Caribbean
  • the Cuban Criollo,
  • the Puerto Rican Criollo,
• in South America
  • the Argentine Criollo,
  • the Bolivian Criollo,
  • the Chinampo,
  • the Colombian Criollo,
  • the Crioulo cattle (syn. Chimarrão):^[3]
    • the Brazilian polled cattle,
    • the Caracu,
    • the Curraleio,
    • the Crioulo Lageano (= Crioulo de Santa Catarina, Franqueiro)^[3]
    • the Pantaneiro,
    • the Polled Crioulo Pereira Camargo,
  • the Ecuador Criollo,
  • the Romosinuano cattle,
  • the Uruguayan Criollo,
  • the Venezuelan Criollo
• in Central America
  • the Barroso cattle,
  • the Tropical Dairy Criollo (Criollo lechero tropical),
• in North America
  • the Chinampo or Corriente cattle,
  • the Florida cracker cattle,
  • the Frijolillo cattle,
  • the Pineywoods cattle,
  • the Raramuri Criollo cattle,^[4]
  • the Texas Longhorn cattle.

References

1. Rouse, John E. (1977). The Criollo: Spanish cattle in the Americas (1st ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0806114045.
2. Appendices 1, “Cattle breeds by country,” and 2, “Breed names in local language and English,” supplementary material to Marleen Felius, Bert Theunissen, Johannes A Lenstra, “Conservation of cattle genetic resources: The role of breeds,” The Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 153, issue 01, January 2015, pp 152-162.
3. Mason, Ian Lauder: A world dictionary of livestock breeds, types and varieties. 4th edition. CAD International, Wallingford 1996, ISBN 0-85199-102-5, p. 32
4. Anderson, Dean M., Rick E. Estell, Alfredo L. Gonzalez, Andres F. Cibils, and L A. Torell. "Criollo cattle: Heritage Genetics for Arid Landscapes." Rangelands 37.2 (2015): 62-67. Print.