Girolando
(most common name)
(transboundary/brand name)

(local/other name):
• Gyrholando (Colombia)

The Girolando is a Holstein (5/8) × Gir (3/8) cross.

A possibly accidental mating of a Gir bull with a number of Friesian cattle in Paraiba valley, in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, occurred sometime in the 1940s or 1950s. These crosses became known as Girolando.

In 1978, a Girolando breed society was founded to stabilize a composite genotype of (5/8) Holstein and (3/8) Dairy Gir. Breed recognition was obtained in 1989.

The Girolando has been exported to other tropical countries (including Benin in 2004). Girolando semen is slated to be exported to India.

This page was last updated on: 2024-05-08

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