Brave
(most common name)

(local/other name):
• Brava
• De Combat
local/other name (English):
• Fighting Bull

The Brave can be found in Provence, the Alpes, and the Côtes d’Azur (French Riviera) and are bred mainly as a tourist attraction. Its herdbook was started in 1996.

The Brave 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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