Gatacko
(most common name)

(local/other name):
• Gacko (English)
• Gatačko goveče

The Gatacko belongs to the Illyrian Shorthorn cattle group and is a brachyceros type.

The Gatacko is the result of crossbreeding in the early 1900s between the local Neretva and Polim Buša and the Tyrol Grey.

The Gatacko has a grey coat and is slightly larger than the Buša.

Brachyceros-type cattle are described as:
• small
• shorthorned
• having a long skull with a deep forehead
• having a red, brown or black coat

The Gatacko population count in 2003 was a maximum of 66,000 and its risk status as of 2024 is still listed as unknown.

This page was last updated on: 2024-04-11

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