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6 unusual facts about Charolais cattle


Beef Shorthorn

By the early 1970s, the Beef Shorthorn breeders were concerned their cattle were too small and lacked muscle, especially when compared with the continental breeds of cattle, such as the Charolais or Limousin - that were starting to be introduced to the UK.

Charolais cattle

In Sierra Nevada de Mérida, Venezuela, following the rural flight of farmers, many Charolais cattle were abandoned; they have survived in the wild feeding on Espeletia schultzii, a high altitude shrub.

Gouttières, Puy-de-Dôme

There is a coverage of about 30% woods and some cereal cultivation and the breeding of Charolais cattle.

Jerry Litton

Litton made his fortune raising cattle at the Litton Charolais Cattle Ranch in Chillicothe, Missouri.

Júlio de Castilhos

The city is considered the Brazilian capital of the Charolais cattle.

Tony Harman

He followed up with The Charolais adventure 1959-1989 (1990) about the introduction of the French Charolais cattle breed and A Thousand Years on a Chiltern Farm: The Story of Grove Farm, Chesham, Buckinghamshire (1999).


Cincinnati Freedom

Cincinnati Freedom (born c.1995–December 29, 2008), also known as Charlene Mooken, was a 1,050-pound Charolais cow who lived at Farm Sanctuary's New York Shelter in Watkins Glen, New York, and which was particularly popular with animal rights activists and animal lovers.

Itaqui

The economy of the city is also based on large purebred creations of British and European cattle like Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Simmental and many others contemporary breeds as the result of crossing two or more of the older breeds like Santa Gertrudis purebred, from Texas, USA.


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Chryss Goulandris

Although not tax resident in Ireland, one of her main homes is Castlemartin House and Estate near Kilcullen, County Kildare, which includes a horse stud facility and a Charolais cattle breeding operation.