Guzerá

The Guzerá or Guzerat is a Brazilian breed of domestic cattle. It derives from cross-breeding of Indian Kankrej cattle, imported to Brazil from 1870 onwards, with local taurine Crioulo cattle of European origin.: 193  The name is a Portuguese spelling of that of the western Indian state of Gujarat.: 193 

Guzerá
Bull in Avaré
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk: 144 
Other names
  • Azulego
  • Kankrej
  • Guzerat
Country of originBrazil
Distribution
  • Northeast Region
  • State of Goiás
  • State of Minas Gerais
  • State of Rio de Janeiro
  • State of São Paulo
Use
  • meat
  • dual-purpose line
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    900 kg
  • Female:
    600 kg
Coatusually grey or white: 193 
Horn status
  • horned in both sexes
  • polled variant
  • Cattle
  • Hybrid Bos (primigenius) taurus/indicus

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 92 000 head registered, constituting some 3.5% of the total number of indicine cattle in Brazil.: 193 

The Guzerá was one of the principal breeds from which the American Brahman developed in the twentieth century.: 137 

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