The Barzona are a breed of

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, developed in the

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, in the high desert, inter-mountain region of

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in the 1940s and 1950s. They are, in approximately equal proportions, a combination of

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, Hereford,

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and

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. They have been bred to be especially hardy, having good heat, insect and disease tolerance.

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