The Girolando is a breed of dairy cattle created in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

by crossing

Gyr cattle The Gir or Gyr is one of the principal Zebu breeds originating in India. It has been used locally in the improvement of other breeds including the Red Sindhi and the Sahiwal. It was also one of the breeds used in the development of the Brahma ...

, a ''Bos indicus'' breed which is resistant to hot temperatures and tropical diseases, with

Holstein Holstein (; nds, label=Northern Low Saxon, Holsteen; da, Holsten; Latin and historical en, Holsatia, italic=yes) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of German ...

cows, a ''Bos taurus'' breed. Coat colors vary from black to black-and-white Approximately 80% of the milk production in Brazil is produced from Girolando cows. A Girolando is 3/8 Gir and 5/8 Holstein.http://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/item/65229/1/CT-67-Girolando-raca-trop.pdf

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Girolando calves in heat stress research
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