Brava de Lide
(most common name)
(transboundary/brand name):
• Fighting Bull
The Brava de Lide is known for being very hardy and adapting well to poor husbandry conditions. Considered today a hobby breed, its herdbook was started in 1986.
The Brava de Lide belongs to the Fighting cattle group and Iberian Black cattle group.
Iberian Black cattle have:
• a head profile that is straight or sub-concave (curving inwards slightly)
• long horns which spread out sideways and then curve forward, having sharp upward-bent points
• a deep chest with a heavy dewlap
• high withers
• a long back, dipping a bit in the middle
• light hindquarters
• long, strong legs
Iberian Black cattle are often sexually dimorphic (i.e. having two distinct forms) which is exhibited by the bulls being much heavier than the cows.
This page was last updated on: 2023-05-15
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