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Béarnaise cattle

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The Béarnaise was formerly a triple-purpose breed, kept for milk, for meat and for draught work. It was traditionally milked for only about six months; the milk was used to make mixed cows'-milk/sheep's-milk cheeses. Milk production is low, approximately
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considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French.
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The Béarnaise was merged with several other local blonde breeds, including the extinct Basquiaise and Race d'Urt, to create the Blonde des Pyrénées (
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as "critical-maintained" in 2007. In 2010, 56 owners had a total of 223 cows. In 2014 the population was reported at 324 head.
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in south-western France. It was a triple-purpose breed, kept for its meat, for its milk, and as a
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Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016).
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It is well adapted to draught work and to the mountain environment of the Pyrénées.
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The Béarnaise is wheat-coloured, varying from a dark fawn to white. It is heavily
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List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources
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The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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in south-west France. It was merged with other breeds in 1920 to form the
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A small number of the original type of the Béarnaise survived in the
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Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding
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The conservation status of the Béarnaise was listed by the
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The Béarnaise originated in the area of the traditional
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Races bovines de France: origine, standard, sélection
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Marie Dervillé, Stéphane Patin, Laurent Avon (2009).
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a yoked pair of wheat-coloured oxen with large hors
Yoked
Écomusée de la Grande Lande
Marquèze
FAO
Basque
Spanish
Aquitaine
Cattle
breed
beef cattle
province
Béarn
département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées
Blonde d'Aquitaine
History of French cattle breeding
province
Béarn
département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées
draught animal
herd-book
Spanish
Blonde d'Aquitaine
Vallée d'Aspe
FAO
dewlapped

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