The Guzerá or Guzerat is a Brazilian
breed
A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...
of
domestic cattle. It derives from
cross-breeding of Indian
Kankrej
The Kankrej (Hindi: कंकरेज) is an Indian breed of zebuine cattle. It originates from the arid region of the Rann of Kutch in the state of Gujarat, and in neighbouring Rajasthan. Under the name Kankaraj, it is also present in Tharpar ...
cattle, imported to Brazil from 1870 onwards, with local
taurine Crioulo cattle of European origin. The name is a Portuguese spelling of that of the western Indian state of
Gujarat.
The
herd-book for the breed was started in 1938; in it, a dual-purpose (meat and dairy) line is distinguished from the beef type, and a
polled variant is also distinguished. In 2010 there were approximately head registered, constituting some 3.5% of the total number of indicine cattle in Brazil.
The Guzerá was one of the principal breeds from which the American
Brahman developed in the twentieth century.
References
{{Cattle breeds of Brazil
Cattle breeds originating in Brazil
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