Florida Cracker cattle

The Florida Cracker or Florida Scrub is an American breed of cattle. It originated in Spanish Florida and later in the American state of Florida, and is named for the Florida cracker culture in which it was kept. It is one of the Criollo breeds that descend from the Spanish cattle originally brought to the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadors; among the other North American breeds in this group are the Pineywoods, the Corriente and Texas Longhorn.: 87  Unlike the Pineywoods – to which it is closely related – the Florida Cracker has not been inter-bred with breeds of North European origin.: 119 

Florida Cracker
Cow and calf
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): endangered: 125 
  • DAD-IS (2022): at risk/vulnerable
  • Livestock Conservancy (2022): threatened
Other names
  • Florida Scrub
  • Florida Native Cattle
Country of originUnited States
Distributionfifteen states, from the eastern seaboard to Montana
Use
  • formerly triple-purpose
  • heritage conservation
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    360–550 kg (800–1200 lb)
  • Female:
    270–360 kg (600–800 lb)
Coatvery variable
Horn statushorned in both sexes
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus
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